Osteology and intraspecific variation of leptodactylus podicipinus (Anura: Leptodactylidae), with comments on the relationship between osteology and reproductive modes

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-93

  Ponssa, María Laura ^a   Brusquetti, Francisco ^b   Souza, Franco L ^c  

^a FUNDACIÓN MIGUEL LILLO   (Argentina)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; LEPTODACTYLIDAE; LEPTODACTYLUS; LEPTODACTYLUS FUSCUS; LEPTODACTYLUS MELANONOTUS; LEPTODACTYLUS PENTADACTYLUS; LEPTODACTYLUS PODICIPINUS;

EID: 79952972805     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/09-190.1     Document Type: Article

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