Re-assessment of the Reinwardt's Gliding Frog, Rhacophorus reinwardtii (Schlegel 1840) (Anura: Rhacophoridae) in Southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia and its re-description as a new species

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2505, 2010, Pages 40-50

  Onn, Chan Kin ^a,b   Grismer, L Lee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b LA SIERRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Malay peninsula; New species; Rhacophorus norhayatii; Sundaland; Systematics

Indexed keywords

ANURA; RHACOPHORIDAE; RHACOPHORUS; RHACOPHORUS REINWARDTII;

EID: 77953969441     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2505.1.2     Document Type: Article

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