Predation of Xenopeltis unicolor (Serpentes: Xenopeltidae) on Kaloula pulchra (Anura: Microhylidae) in Bangkok, Thailand

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  • EDWARD GILBERT Duncan Drive, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 2NR, UK
  • JESSE GOODYEAR Tambon Lak Hok, Pathum Thani, 12000, THAILAND

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2019-03-31

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GILBERT, E. and GOODYEAR, J. 2019. Predation of Xenopeltis unicolor (Serpentes: Xenopeltidae) on Kaloula pulchra (Anura: Microhylidae) in Bangkok, Thailand. Tropical Natural History. 19, 1 (Mar. 2019), 37–38.

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