Forceps delivery of a new treefrog species of the genus Boophis from eastern Madagascar (Amphibia: Mantellidae)

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-8

  Vallan, Denis ^a   Vences, Miguel ^b   Glaw, Frank ^c  

^a Natur Museum Luzern   (Switzerland)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^c ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG MÜNCHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Boophis calcaratus; Boophis hillenii; Boophis idae; New species; Sahona

Indexed keywords

BIOACOUSTICS; FROG; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES;

MADAGASCAR;

AMPHIBIA; BOOPHIS; BOOPHIS IDAE; MANTELLINAE;

EID: 77953993494     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853810790457830     Document Type: Article

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