Comparative osteology of the genus Pachytriton (Caudata: Salamandridae) from Southeastern China

Asian Herpetological Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 83-102

  Wu, Yunke ^a   Wang, Yuezhao ^b   Hanken, James ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Aquatic specialization; Interspecific variation; Montane amphibian; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; CAUDATA; PACHYTRITON; SALAMANDRIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 84863944209     PISSN: 20950357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1245.2012.00083     Document Type: Article

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