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Unexpected diversity and co-occurrence of phytotelmic frogs (Guibemantis) around Andasibe, one of the most intensively surveyed amphibian hotspots of Madagascar, and descriptions of three new species
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- 1. Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt, Friedensplatz 1, 64283 Darmstadt, Germany.
- 2. Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA.
- 3. Universidad de A Coruña, Facultad de Ciencias, Campus de A Zapateira, s/n, (Grupo de Investigación en Biología Evolutiva, GIBE), E-15071 A Coruña, Spain.
- 4. Zoologische Staatssammlung München (ZSM-SNSB), Münchhausenstr. 21, 81247 München, Germany.
- 5. The College of Wooster, Department of Biology, 931 College Mall, Wooster, Ohio, 44691 USA.
- 6. Mention Agriculture, Universite de l'Itasy, Faliarivo Ambohidanerana, 118 Soavinandriana Itasy, Madagascar.
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Gabriel, Hugh, Rothe, Laila-Denise, Köhler, Jörn, Rakotomanga, Sandratra, Edmonds, Devin, Galán, Pedro, Glaw, Frank, Lehtinen, Richard M., Rakotoarison, Andolalao, Vences, Miguel (2024): Unexpected diversity and co-occurrence of phytotelmic frogs (Guibemantis) around Andasibe, one of the most intensively surveyed amphibian hotspots of Madagascar, and descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 5397 (4): 451-485, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5397.4.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5397.4.1
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