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A new Puddle Frog, genus Phrynobatrachus (Amphibia: Anura: Phrynobatrachidae), from the eastern part of the Upper Guinea biodiversity hotspot, West Africa

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Kpan, Tokouaho Flora, Kouamé, N'Goran Germain, Barej, Michael F., Adeba, Patrick Joël, Emmrich, Mike, Ofori-Boateng, Caleb, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2018): A new Puddle Frog, genus Phrynobatrachus (Amphibia: Anura: Phrynobatrachidae), from the eastern part of the Upper Guinea biodiversity hotspot, West Africa. Zootaxa 4388 (2): 221-237, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4388.2.5

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