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A new Oreolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from the Hoang Lien Range, northwest Vietnam
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- 1. Asian Turtle Program of Indo-Myanmar Conservation, R.1301, CT1 Bac Ha C14 Building, To Huu Str., Nam Tu Liem Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam.
- 2. Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London, NW1 4RY, UK.
- 3. Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan 610213, China.
- 4. Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, 1 William St, Sydney, NSW, 2010, Australia. & Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia.
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Nguyen, Luan Thanh, Tapley, Benjamin, Kane, Daniel, Tran, Tuyet-Dzung Thi, Cui, Jiaxin, Rowley, Jodi J. L. (2024): A new Oreolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from the Hoang Lien Range, northwest Vietnam. Zootaxa 5514 (6): 501-524, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5514.6.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5514.6.1
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