Morphological variation in Pachytriton labiatus and a re-assessment of the taxonomic status of P. granulosus (Amphibia: Urodela: Salamandridae)

Current Herpetology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 49-64

  Nishikawa, Kanto ^a   Jiang, Jian Ping ^b   Matsui, Masafumi ^a   Chen, Cang Song ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

^c Zhejiang Museum of Natural History   (China)

Author keywords

Age; Juvenile Morphology; Pachytriton; Pingia; Sex; Variation

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; CAUDATA; PACHYTRITON; PACHYTRITON LABIATUS; SALAMANDRIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 77749306561     PISSN: 13455834     EISSN: 18811019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3105/018.028.0202     Document Type: Article

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