Antipredator mechanisms of the hylid tree frog Ololygon trapicheiroi (A. Lutz and B. Lutz, 1954)

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  • Natalia Soares Campos Author
  • Thiago Silva Soares Author

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2026-05-06

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SOARES CAMPOS, Natalia; SILVA SOARES, Thiago. Antipredator mechanisms of the hylid tree frog Ololygon trapicheiroi (A. Lutz and B. Lutz, 1954). Herpetologia Brasileira, [S. l.], v. 14, n. 1, p. 25–33, 2026. Disponível em: https://hb.sbherpetologia.org.br/index.php/hb/article/view/227. Acesso em: 15 jun. 2026.