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The Pristimantis trachyblepharis species group, a clade of miniaturized frogs: description of four new species and insights into the evolution of body size in the genus

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Zumel, Daniel, Buckley, David, Ron, Santiago R (2022): The Pristimantis trachyblepharis species group, a clade of miniaturized frogs: description of four new species and insights into the evolution of body size in the genus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 195 (1): 315-354, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab044, URL: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/195/1/315/6359884

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