Re-discovery of the giant West African squeaker, Arthroleptis krokosua Ernst, Agyei & Rödel, 2008 (Amphibia: Anura: Arthroleptidae) in two forests of south-western Ghana with observations on the species' variability and habitat preferences

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2744, 2011, Pages 34-38

  Adum, Gilbert Baase ^a   Ofori Boateng, Caleb ^a,b   Oduro, William ^a   Rödel, Mark Oliver ^c  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; ARTHROLEPTIDAE; ARTHROLEPTIS;

EID: 79251522192     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2744.1.2     Document Type: Article

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