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Molecular, morphological and osteological differentiation of a new species of microhylid frog of the genus Stumpffia from northwestern Madagascar

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Klages, Johannes, Glaw, Frank, Köhler, Jörn, Müller, Johannes, Hipsley, Christy A., Vences, Miguel (2013): Molecular, morphological and osteological differentiation of a new species of microhylid frog of the genus Stumpffia from northwestern Madagascar. Zootaxa 3717 (2): 280-300, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3717.2.8

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