Summary: Natural history and larval morphology of Boophis occidentalis
(Anura: Mantellidae: Boophinae) provide new insights into the
phylogeny and adaptive radiation of endemic Malagasy frogs
Franco Andreone1
, Miguel Vences2
, Fabio M. Guarino3
, Frank Glaw4
and Jasmin E. Randrianirina5
1
Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Via G. Giolitti, 36, I-10123 Torino, Italy
2
MuseÂum national d'Histoire naturelle, Laboratoire des Reptiles et Amphibiens, 25 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France
3
Dipartimento di Biologia Evolutiva e Comparata, UniversitaÁ degli Studi `Federico II', Via Mezzocannone, 8, 80134 Napoli, Italy
4
Zoologische Staatssammlung,MuÈnchhausenstrasse 21, D-81247 MuÈnchen, Germany
5
Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza, BP 4096, Antananarivo (101) Madagascar
(Accepted 11 July 2001)
Abstract

Source: Andreone, Franco - Zoology Department, Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino
Vences, Miguel - Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, Zoological Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam

Collections: Biology and Medicine; Environmental Sciences and Ecology