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A new species of Amolops (Anura: Ranidae) from China, with taxonomic comments on A. liangshanensis and Chinese populations of A. marmoratus

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Lyu, Zhi-Tong, Zeng, Zhao-Chi, Wan, Han, Yang, Jian-Huan, Li, Yu-Long, Pang, Hong, Wang, Ying-Yong (2019): A new species of Amolops (Anura: Ranidae) from China, with taxonomic comments on A. liangshanensis and Chinese populations of A. marmoratus. Zootaxa 4609 (2): 247-268, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4609.2.3

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