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A new genus and species of cryptic Asian green pitviper (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae) from southwest China

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Guo, Peng, Wang, Yuezhao (2011): A new genus and species of cryptic Asian green pitviper (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae) from southwest China. Zootaxa 2918: 1-14, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.203545

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Taxonomic treatment: 10.5281/zenodo.5671841 (DOI)
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