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Systematics of the Little Red Tree Frog, Litoria rubella (Anura: Pelodryadidae), with the description of two new species from eastern Australia and arid Western Australia
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- 1. School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia & Phoenix Environmental Sciences, 2/3 King Edward Road, Osborne Park, WA 6017, Australia
- 2. Collections & Research, Western Australian Museum, 49 Kew Street, Welshpool, WA 6106, Australia
- 3. Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, 1 William Street, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia & Centre for Ecosystem Science; School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- 4. Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Bonn, Germany
- 5. South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
- 6. Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, 1 William Street, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia & Sydney School of Veterinary Science B01, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
- 7. Biodiversity and Geosciences, Queensland Museum, PO Box 3300, South Brisbane BC, Queensland 4101, Australia
- 8. School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia & Collections & Research, Western Australian Museum, 49 Kew Street, Welshpool, WA 6106, Australia & Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, 1 William Street, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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Purser, William A., Doughty, Paul, Rowley, Jodi L., Böhme, Wolfgang, Donnellan, Stephen C., Mitchell, Marion Anstis Nicola, Shea, Glenn M., Amey, Andrew, Mitchell, Brittany A., Catullo, Renee A. (2025): Systematics of the Little Red Tree Frog, Litoria rubella (Anura: Pelodryadidae), with the description of two new species from eastern Australia and arid Western Australia. Zootaxa 5594 (2): 269-315, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.2.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.2.3
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