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Taxonomic review of the tree frog genus Rhacophorus from the Western Ghats, India (Anura: Rhacophoridae), with description of ontogenetic colour changes and reproductive behaviour
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Biju, S. D., Kamei, Rachunliu G., Mahony, Stephen, Thomas, Ashish, Garg, Sonali, Sircar, Gargi, Suyesh, Robin (2013): Taxonomic review of the tree frog genus Rhacophorus from the Western Ghats, India (Anura: Rhacophoridae), with description of ontogenetic colour changes and reproductive behaviour. Zootaxa 3636 (2): 257-289, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3636.2.3
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