Four species of Brazilian poison frogs related to Epipedobates pictus (Dendrobatidae): taxonomy and natural history observations

Presents morphological and natural history data on Epipedobates pictus and three additional taxa currently regarded as synonyms of the former: Epipedobates braccatus, E. flavopictus and E. hahneli. Morphological data on tadpoles and adults, in addition to distribution patterns and vocalizations, ind...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Haddad, C. F B, Martins, M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1994
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/64526
Acceso en línea:http://eco.ib.usp.br/labvert/E-pictus-group.PDF
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/64526
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:poison frog
taxonomy
Brazil
Dendrobatidae
Epipedobates braccatus
Epipedobates flavopictus
Epipedobates hahneli
Epipedobates pictus
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Sumario:Presents morphological and natural history data on Epipedobates pictus and three additional taxa currently regarded as synonyms of the former: Epipedobates braccatus, E. flavopictus and E. hahneli. Morphological data on tadpoles and adults, in addition to distribution patterns and vocalizations, indicate that the four taxa represent distinct species. -from Authors