<i>Minervarya</i> sp. (Amphibia:Family Dicroglossidae) Tadpoles Feeding on a Dead Toad
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Keywords

amphibian
Bufonidae
Minervarya
tadpole feeding
tadpole scavenging

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Gazdar, R., Banerjee, K., & D’Costa, G. T. (2019). <i>Minervarya</i> sp. (Amphibia:Family Dicroglossidae) Tadpoles Feeding on a Dead Toad. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (JBNHS), 116, 121–122. https://doi.org/10.17087/jbnhs/2019/v116/144439

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