A new species of Megophrys (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) from the northwestern Hunan Province, China

Current Zoology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 432-436

  Mo, Xiaoyang ^a   Shen, Youhui ^a   Li, Honghui ^a   Wu, Xiushan ^a  

^a HUNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Megophryidae; Megophrys; New species; Zootaxy

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; MEGOPHRYIDAE; MEGOPHRYS; MEGOPHRYS MINOR;

EID: 77954422669     PISSN: 00017302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/56.4.432     Document Type: Article

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