Vertebrates as «Prey» of Pitcher Plants: A New Case of a Gecko (Lepidodactylus cf. lugubris) Found in Nepenthes treubiana (Nepenthaceae) on New Guinea
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2018-25-2-147-150
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