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Original Articles

Life History of Western Ghats endemic and threatened Anuran – Matheran leaping frog, (Indirana leithii) with notes on its feeding preferences

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Pages 1745-1761 | Received 21 Aug 2017, Accepted 31 May 2018, Published online: 11 Jul 2018

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