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Phylogenetics, classification, and biogeography of the treefrogs (Amphibia: Anura: Arboranae)
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Duellman, William E., Marion, Angela B., Hedges, Blair (2016): Phylogenetics, classification, and biogeography of the treefrogs (Amphibia: Anura: Arboranae). Zootaxa 4104 (1): 1-109, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4104.1.1
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