Redescription of the tadpole of Kaloula taprobanica (Anura: Microhylidae) from Sri Lanka.
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KRISHAN WEWELWALA, ANOMA I. ALAGIYAWADU , GAYANTHI K.KODITUWAKKU 3 & MALAKA M. BOPAGE 4 1Biodiversity Education & Exploration Society (BEES), Galle, 80000 Sri Lanka 2Jetwing Lighthouse, Dadalla, Galle, 80000 Sri Lanka 3Department of Disability Studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Keleniya, 11010 Sri Lanka 4Sigiriya Village Hotels PLC, 08-2/1 York Arcade Building, Leyden Bastian Road, Colombo-01, Sri Lanka 5Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected]
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Zootaxa
دوره 3716 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013