Two new spccies of the genus euphlyctis (anura, ranidac) from southwestern india, revealed by molecular and morphological comparisons

Alytes

Volumn 26, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 97-116

  Joshy, S Hareesh ^a   Alam, Mohammad Shafiqul ^b   Kurabayashi, Atsushi ^b   Sumida, Masayuki ^b   Kuramoto, Mitsuru ^c  

^a ST ALOYSIUS COLLEGE   (India)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NONE   (Japan)

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EID: 77749285954     PISSN: 07534973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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