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Type: Correspondence
Published: 2022-08-17
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Description of two dendrobatid tadpoles (Anura: Dendrobatidae: Andinobates and Oophaga) with comments on egg clutches

Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Dr, V5A 1S6, Burnaby, BC, Canada.
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado Postal 0843-03092, Panamá, Republic of Panama.
Amphibia Anura Dendrobatidae Andinobates Oophaga

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