A New Species of Choerophryne (Anura: Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea, with remarks on the taxonomic status of Albericus

Zoosystematics and Evolution

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 283-291

  Kraus, Fred ^a,b  

^a BISHOP MUSEUM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Frog; Mt. Trafalgar; Oro Province

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884792411     PISSN: 14351935     EISSN: 18600743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoos.201300014     Document Type: Article

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