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Cryptic radiation within the tadpole-carrying Guardian Frogs from Borneo, Limnonectes palavanensis and L. finchi (Anura: Dicroglossidae), with the description of eight new species
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Dehling, Maximilian, Neokleous, Dario N., Das, Indraneil, Grafe, Ulmar, Min, Pui Yong, Hertwig, Stefan T. (2025): Cryptic radiation within the tadpole-carrying Guardian Frogs from Borneo, Limnonectes palavanensis and L. finchi (Anura: Dicroglossidae), with the description of eight new species. Zootaxa 5650 (1): 1-80, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5650.1.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5650.1.1
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