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Two new frog species from the Litoria rubella species group from eastern Australia
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- 1. Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, 1 William St, Sydney 2010, Australia. & Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
- 2. School of Environmental and Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, 2308, Australia. michael.mahony@newcastle.edu.au; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1042-0848
- 3. Department of Environment and Science, PO Box 64, Bellbowrie, Qld, 4070, Australia. & Honorary Research Fellow, Biodiversity, Queensland Museum, PO Box 3300, South Brisbane, QLD 4101.
- 4. South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, Adelaide, 5000, Australia. & ALS Water Resources Group, 22 Dalmore Drive, Scoresby, Victoria, 3179, Australia.
- 5. School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, 5005, Australia.
- 6. Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, 1 William St, Sydney 2010, Australia. & Sydney School of Veterinary Science B01, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
- 7. South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, Adelaide, 5000, Australia.
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Rowley, J. J. L., Mahony, M. J., Hines, H. B., Myers, S., Price, L.C., Shea, G.M., Donnellan, S. C. (2021): Two new frog species from the Litoria rubella species group from eastern Australia. Zootaxa 5071 (1): 1-41, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5071.1.1
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