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Redescription and Range Extension of Microhyla sholigari Dutta & Ray (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from South West India
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Seshadri, Kadaba Shamanna, Priti, H., Ravikanth, G., Vidisha, M. K., Vineeth, K. K., Singal, Ramit, Sarma, R. R., Aravind, N. A., Gururaja, Kotambylu Vasudeva (2016): Redescription and Range Extension of Microhyla sholigari Dutta & Ray (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from South West India. Zootaxa 4208 (6): 547-560, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4208.6.3
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