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The endemic herpetofauna of Central America: a casualty of anthropocentrism

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  • 1. Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968-0500, USA
  • 2. Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca 68023, MEXICO
  • 3. Centro Zamorano de Biodiversidad, Escuela Agrícola Panamericana Zamorano, Departamento de Francisco Morazán, HONDURAS

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Mata-Silva, Vicente, DeSantis, Dominic L., García-Padilla, Elí, Johnson, Jerry D., Wilson, Larry David (2019): The endemic herpetofauna of Central America: a casualty of anthropocentrism. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e168) 13 (1): 1-64, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11391571

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