Contribution to the knowledge of Tunisian amphibians: Notes on distribution, habitat features and breeding phenology

Herpetology Notes

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 107-132

  Sicilia, Alessandra ^a   Marrone, Federico ^a   Sindaco, Roberto ^b   Turki, Souad ^c   Arculeo, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Istituto per le Piante da Legno e l'Ambiente   (Italy)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Checklist; Conservation; Distribution; Tunisian fauna

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO BUFO; DISCOGLOSSUS PICTUS; HYLA MERIDIONALIS; PLEURODELES; SALAMANDRA ALGIRA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 76949088441     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20715773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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