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A new species of hedgehog-lizard of the genus Echinosaura (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Colombia and Panama with a reevaluation of the conservation status of the genus

  • 1. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, New Jersey, USA.
  • 2. Museo de Herpetología Universidad de Antioquia, Instituto de Biología, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.

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Vásquez-Restrepo, Juan D., Daza, Juan M. (2025): A new species of hedgehog-lizard of the genus Echinosaura (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Colombia and Panama with a reevaluation of the conservation status of the genus. Zootaxa 5583 (1): 128-142, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5583.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5583.1.7

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