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Reproductive biology of Tylototriton yangi (Urodela: Salamandridae), with suggestions on its conservation

  • 1. Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History and Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73072, USA
  • 2. College of Forestry, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650224, CHINA
  • 3. Sichuan Academy of Forestry, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610081, CHINA
  • 4. Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, CHINA
  • 5. School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99163, USA

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Wang, Kai, Yuan, Zhiyong, Zhong, Guanghui, Li, Guangyu, Verrell, Paul A. (2017): Reproductive biology of Tylototriton yangi (Urodela: Salamandridae), with suggestions on its conservation. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e145) 11 (2): 33-43, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13236375

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