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Postmetamorphic retention of a lateral line system in African slippery frogs (Amphibia: Anura: Conraua)

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Gutsche, Alexander, Lingelbach, Katja, Neira-Salamea, Karla D., Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2023): Postmetamorphic retention of a lateral line system in African slippery frogs (Amphibia: Anura: Conraua). Zoologischer Anzeiger 304: 21-31, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2023.02.002, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2023.02.002

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