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Published: 2022-01-21
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Larval descriptions of Rhacophorus bipunctatus and Xenophrys serchhipii from Northeast India

62-8-26, Rajbhawan, Sriharipuram, Visakhapatnam, India.
Nature Environment and Wildlife Society, Angul, Odisha, India.
Department of Zoology, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, India.
Amphibia

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