Tailed frog, Ascaphus montanus
Abstract/Summary
Nielson et al. (2001) recommended that the genus Ascaphus be split into two species: tailed frogs (A. truei) and Montana tailed frogs (A. montanus). Their analysis was based on divergence of mitochondrial DNA and was consistent with previous allozyme work (Daugherty, 1979). The following account highlights references that are specific to the new species. Refer to the Ascaphus truei account for a complete review of the genus Ascaphus.
Publication details
Published Date: | 2005 |
Outlet/Publisher: | p 382 in Lannoo M (editor). Amphibian declines: the conservation status of United States species. Berkeley: University of California Press |
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ARMI Organizational Units:
Pacific Northwest - BiologyTopics:
Species and their Ecology
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