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Description of the tadpole and natural history notes of Incilius spiculatus (Mendelson, 1997), an Endangered toad endemic to the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca, Mexico

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  • 1. Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CIIDIR Unidad Oaxaca, Laboratorio de Ecología de Anfibios (ECA), Hornos 1003, Col. Noche Buena, 71230, Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca, MÉXICO 2CONACYT-Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CIIDIR Unidad Oaxaca, Laboratorio de Ecología de Anfibios (ECA), Hornos 1003, Col. Noche Buena, 71230, Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca, MÉXICO

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Arreortúa, Medardo, Flores, Carlos A., Simón-Salvador, Pablo Rogelio, Santiago-Dionicio, Hermes, González-Bernal, Edna (2021): Description of the tadpole and natural history notes of Incilius spiculatus (Mendelson, 1997), an Endangered toad endemic to the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca, Mexico. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e281) 15 (2): 31-39, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13259065

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