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First herpetological surveys of Mount Lico and Mount Socone, Mozambique

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  • 1. Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, SW7 5BD, UNITED KINGDOM
  • 2. Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, OX3 0BP, UNITED KINGDOM
  • 3. School of Natural Resource Management, George Campus, Nelson Mandela University, George 6530, SOUTH AFRICA & Port Elizabeth Museum (Bayworld), P.O. Box 13147, Humewood 6013, SOUTH AFRICA

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Bittencourt-Silva, Gabriela B., Bayliss, Julian, Conradie, Werner (2020): First herpetological surveys of Mount Lico and Mount Socone, Mozambique. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e247) 14 (2): 198-217, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13258253

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