Rock outcrops of India

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Biju, S.D.,  I. Van Bocxlaer, V.B. Giri, S. P. Loader and Franky Bossuyt (2009) Two new endemic genera and a new species of toad (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Western Ghats of India. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:241 

Biju, S.D., I. Van Bocxlaer, V. B. Giri, S. P. Loader & F. Bossuyt (2009). Two new endemic genera and a new species of toad (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Western Ghats of India. BMC Research Notes, 2:241.

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