Checklist and simple identification key for frogs and toads from District IV of the MADA scheme, Kedah, Malaysia

Tropical Life Sciences Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 49-57

  Jaafar, Ibrahim ^a   Chai, Teoh Chia ^a   Sah, Shahrul Anuar Mohd ^a   Akil, Mohd Abdul Muin Md ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Frogs; Toads and MADA

Indexed keywords

FROG; IDENTIFICATION KEY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES INVENTORY; TOAD;

KEDAH; MALAYSIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

ANURA; HOPLOBATRACHUS RUGULOSUS; OCCIDOZYGA LIMA; PHRYNOBATRACHUS; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANA ERYTHRAEA; RANA MACRODACTYLA; RANA SP.;

EID: 78149389867     PISSN: 19853718     EISSN: 21804249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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