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A new species of the genus Liuixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern China

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Yang, Jian-Huan, Rao, Ding-Qi, Wang, Ying-Yong (2015): A new species of the genus Liuixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern China. Zootaxa 3990 (2): 247-258, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3990.2.5

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