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Molecular and morphological data support recognition of a new genus of New World direct-developing frog (Anura: Terrarana) from an under-sampled region of South America

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Heinicke, Matthew P., Barrio-Amorós, César L., Hedges, S. Blair (2015): Molecular and morphological data support recognition of a new genus of New World direct-developing frog (Anura: Terrarana) from an under-sampled region of South America. Zootaxa 3986 (2): 151-172, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3986.2.1

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