Morphological and molecular variation in the Pumpkin Toadlet, brachycephalus ephippium (Anura: Brachycephalidae)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 94-99

  Clemente Carvalho, R B G ^a   Alves, A C R ^b   Perez, S I ^c   Haddad, C F B ^b   Dos Reis, S F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; BRACHYCEPHALIDAE; BRACHYCEPHALUS EPHIPPIUM;

EID: 79952946670     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/09-164.1     Document Type: Article

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