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Molecular identifications and descriptions of the tadpoles of Rhacophorus kio Ohler & Delorme, 2006 and Rhacophorus rhodopus Liu & Hu, 1960 (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae)

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Grosjean, Stéphane, Inthara, Chantip (2016): Molecular identifications and descriptions of the tadpoles of Rhacophorus kio Ohler & Delorme, 2006 and Rhacophorus rhodopus Liu & Hu, 1960 (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae). Zoosystema 38 (2): 267-282, DOI: 10.5252/z2016n2a5, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2016n2a5

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