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Unearthing the Fossorial Tadpoles of the Indian Dancing Frog Family Micrixalidae

Tadpoles of the monotypic Indian dancing frog family Micrixalidae have remained obscure for over 125 years. Here we report the discovery of the elusive tadpoles of Micrixalus herrei from the sand beds of a forested stream in southern Western Ghats, and confirm their identity through DNA barcoding. T...

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Autores principales: Senevirathne, Gayani, Garg, Sonali, Kerney, Ryan, Meegaskumbura, Madhava, Biju, S. D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4814069/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27027870
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151781