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Direct development in some Australopapuan microhylid frogs of the genera Austrochaperina, Cophixalus and Oreophryne (Anura: Microhylidae) from northern Australia and Papua New Guinea

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Anstis, Marion, Parker, Fred, Hawkes, Tim, Morris, Ian, Richards, Stephen J. (2011): Direct development in some Australopapuan microhylid frogs of the genera Austrochaperina, Cophixalus and Oreophryne (Anura: Microhylidae) from northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 3052 (1): 1-50, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3052.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3052.1.1

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