Anurans of Bhitarkanika mangroves, Odisha, east coast of India

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Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 400-404

  Jena, S C ^a   Palita, S K ^b   Mahapatra, M K ^c  

^a Brahmani College   (India)

^b Kendrapara College   (India)

^c Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; BUFONIDAE; EUPHLYCTIS HEXADACTYLUS; FEJERVARYA CANCRIVORA; FEJERVARYA SYHADRENSIS; HOPLOBATRACHUS CRASSUS; HYDROPHYLAX (FROG); MICROHYLA ORNATA; MICROHYLIDAE; RANIDAE; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SPHAEROTHECA (AMPHIBIA);

EID: 84877033629     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1809127X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15560/9.2.400     Document Type: Article

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