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A distinctive new species of chameleon of the genus Furcifer (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae) from the Montagne d'Ambre rainforest of northern Madagascar

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Glaw, Frank, Köhler, Jörn, Vences, Miguel (2009): A distinctive new species of chameleon of the genus Furcifer (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae) from the Montagne d'Ambre rainforest of northern Madagascar. Zootaxa 2269: 32-42, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190909

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