A new, large species of Chiasmocleis Méhelÿ 1904 (Anura: Microhylidae) from the Iquitos region, Amazonian Peru

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2247, 2009, Pages 37-50

  Funk, W Chris ^a   Cannatella, David C ^a,b  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anura; Chiasmocleis devriesi; Microhylidae; Mitochondrial DNA; New species; Peru; Terrestrial frog

Indexed keywords

ANURA; CHIASMOCLEIS; MICROHYLIDAE;

EID: 70349868238     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2247.1.2     Document Type: Article

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