Multilocus phylogeny and a new classification for Southeast Asian and Melanesian forest frogs (family Ceratobatrachidae)

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 130-168

  Brown, Rafe M ^a   Siler, Cameron D ^b   Richards, Stephen J ^c   Diesmos, Arvin C ^d   Cannatella, David C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^d National Museum of the Philippines   (Philippines)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Admiralty webbed frogs; Evolutionary radiation; New genus; New Guinean wrinkled frogs; Philippine forest frogs; Phylogenetic taxonomy; Solomon horned frogs; Solomon palm frogs; Solomon sticky toed frogs; Subgenera; Sundaland mountain frogs; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ANURA; BATRACHYLODES; CERATOBATRACHUS; DISCODELES; HEMIPHRACTUS; INGERANA; PALMATORAPPIA; PHILORIA KUNDAGUNGAN; PLATYMANTIS;

EID: 84928765881     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12232     Document Type: Article

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