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Unusual mating behavior of malaysian treefrogs,Polypedates leucomystax

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    P. M. Narins

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Feng, A.S., Narins, P.M. Unusual mating behavior of malaysian treefrogs,Polypedates leucomystax . Naturwissenschaften 78, 362–365 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01131610

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