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Phylogeny, Taxonomic Revision, And Character Evolution Of The Genera Chiasmocleis And Syncope (Anura, Microhylidae) In Amazonia, With Descriptions Of Three New Species

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Peloso, Pedro L.V., Sturaro, Marcelo José, Forlani, Mauricio C., Gaucher, Philippe, Motta, Ana Paula, Wheeler, Ward C. (2014): Phylogeny, Taxonomic Revision, And Character Evolution Of The Genera Chiasmocleis And Syncope (Anura, Microhylidae) In Amazonia, With Descriptions Of Three New Species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2014 (386): 1, DOI: 10.1206/834.1, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/834.1

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