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Two new frog species (Microhylidae: Cophixalus) from boulder habitats on Cape York Peninsula, north-east Australia

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Hoskin, Conrad J., Aland, Kieran (2011): Two new frog species (Microhylidae: Cophixalus) from boulder habitats on Cape York Peninsula, north-east Australia. Zootaxa 3027: 39-51, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206707

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