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More of the same: a diminutive new species of the Limnonectes kuhlii complex from northern Vietnam (Anura: Dicroglossidae)

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Kurlbaum, Scuyler, Hoang, Ngoc Van (2015): More of the same: a diminutive new species of the Limnonectes kuhlii complex from northern Vietnam (Anura: Dicroglossidae). Zootaxa 3947 (2): 201-214, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3947.2.4

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