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A new species of Amolops (Anura: Ranidae) from southwestern Guangdong, China

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Lyu, Zhi-Tong, Wu, Jun, Wang, Jian, Sung, Yik-Hei, Liu, Zu-Yao, Zeng, Zhao-Chi, Wang, Xin, Li, You-Yu, Wang, Ying-Yong (2018): A new species of Amolops (Anura: Ranidae) from southwestern Guangdong, China. Zootaxa 4418 (6): 562-576, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4418.6.4

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