Philippine frogs of the genus Leptobrachium (Anura; Megophryidae): Phylogeny-based species delimitation, taxonomic review, and descriptions of three new species

Herpetological Monographs

Volumn , Issue 23, 2009, Pages 1-44

  Brown, Rafe M ^a,b,c,d   Siler, Cameron D ^a,b   Diesmos, Arvin C ^c,d   Alcala, Angel C ^d  

^a Dept of Ecol Evolutionary Biology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c National Museum of the Philippines   (Philippines)

^d SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Asian spadefoot toads; Lineage based species concepts; Mindanao; Mindoro; New species; Palawan; Philippines; Species delimitation

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; LEPTOBRACHIUM; LEPTOBRACHIUM HASSELTII; MEGOPHRYIDAE; PELOBATIDAE;

EID: 77952695401     PISSN: 07331347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1655/09-037.1     Document Type: Article

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