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Identification and morphological description of tadpoles of the horned frog (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) Pelobatrachus stejenegeri from the southern Philippines

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Flores, Andrie Bon A., Diesmos, Arvin C., Nuneza, Olga P. (2023): Identification and morphological description of tadpoles of the horned frog (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) Pelobatrachus stejenegeri from the southern Philippines. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 71: 658-668, DOI: 10.26107/RBZ-2023-0049

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