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Three new species of striped Ichthyophis (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae) from the northeast Indian states of Manipur and Nagaland

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Kamei, Rachunliu G., Wilkinson, Mark, Gower, David J. (2009): Three new species of striped Ichthyophis (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae) from the northeast Indian states of Manipur and Nagaland. Zootaxa 2267: 26-42, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190862

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