Attack on adult Asian Black-spotted Toad <I>Duttaphrynus melanostictus</I> (Schneider, 1799) by a Terrestrial Carabid <i>Epomis</i> Larva
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Kulkarni, M., Adhikari, O., & Ogale, H. (2020). Attack on adult Asian Black-spotted Toad <I>Duttaphrynus melanostictus</I> (Schneider, 1799) by a Terrestrial Carabid <i>Epomis</i> Larva. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (JBNHS), 117. https://doi.org/10.17087/jbnhs/2020/v117/150540

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