A new species of toad (bufonidae: Incilius) from central Panama

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2396, 2010, Pages 61-68

  Mendelson III, Joseph R ^a   Mulcahy, Daniel G ^b  

^a Zoo Atlanta ^*  (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anura; Bufonidae; Cocle Province; Incilius coniferus; Incilius karenlipsae; New species; Panama

Indexed keywords

ANURA; BUFONIDAE;

EID: 77953979232     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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