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A new species of Leptobrachella (Anura, Megophryidae) from Mount Pu Ta Leng northwest Vietnam
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- 1. EDGE of Existence Programme, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London, UK. & Asian Turtle Program of Indo-Myanmar Conservation 1806, CT1-C14 Bac Ha Building, To Huu Street, Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi, Vietnam. nguyenluanbio@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4663-125X
- 2. Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London, UK.
- 3. Hoang Lien National Park, Sa Pa, Lao Cai, Vietnam. & chung.crco@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8533-9721
- 4. Hoang Lien National Park, Sa Pa, Lao Cai, Vietnam. & haoluongvan@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7463-1118
- 5. 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. jodi.rowley@australian.museum; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2011-9143
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Nguyen, Luan Thanh, Tapley, Benjamin, Nguyen, Chung Thanh, Luong, Hao Van, Rowley, Jodi J.L. (2021): A new species of Leptobrachella (Anura, Megophryidae) from Mount Pu Ta Leng northwest Vietnam. Zootaxa 5016 (3): 301-332, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5016.3.1
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