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A new species of Leptobrachella Smith 1925 (Anura: Megophryidae) from Southern Guangxi, China

  • 1. Key Laboratory of Environment Change and Resources Use in Beibu Gulf Ministry of Education, Nanning Normal University, Nanning 530001, China & Guangxi Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Intelligent Simulation, Nanning Normal University, Nanning 530001, China Golden Camellia National Nature Reserve, Fangcheng 538021, China
  • 2. Key Laboratory of Environment Change and Resources Use in Beibu Gulf Ministry of Education, Nanning Normal University, Nanning 530001, China & 496803385@qq.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5635-9061
  • 3. 983638832@qq.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3383-2068
  • 4. 306867897@qq.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4014-6990
  • 5. Shiwandashan National Nature Reserve, Fangcheng 538000, China
  • 6. Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530200, China

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Chen, Weicai, Peng, Wanxiao, Pan, Weihu, Liao, Nanyan, Liu, Youjun, Huang, Yong (2021): A new species of Leptobrachella Smith 1925 (Anura: Megophryidae) from Southern Guangxi, China. Zootaxa 5020 (3): 581-596, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5020.3.8

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