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Discovery of the genus Plethodontohyla (Anura: Microhylidae) in dry western Madagascar: description of a new species and biogeographic implications

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  • 1. Zoologische Staatssammlung, Münchhausenstr. 21, 81247 München, Germany. E-mail: Frank.Glaw@zsm.mwn.de
  • 2. Department of Natural History - Zoology, Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt, Friedensplatz 1, 64283 Darmstadt, Germany. E-mail: j.koehler@hlmd.de
  • 3. Université d'Antananarivo, Département de Biologie Animale, Madagascar. E-mail: parfaitbr@yahoo.fr;
  • 4. Division of Evolutionary Biology, Zoological Institute, Technical University of Braunschweig, Spielmannstr. 8, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany. E-mail: m.vences@tu-bs.de

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Glaw, Frank, Köhler, Jörn, Bora, Parfait, Rabibisoa, Nirhy H. C., Ramilijaona, Olga, Vences, Miguel (2007): Discovery of the genus Plethodontohyla (Anura: Microhylidae) in dry western Madagascar: description of a new species and biogeographic implications. Zootaxa 1577 (1): 61-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1577.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1577.1.6

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