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A new six-pored Amphisbaena (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from the coastal zone of northeast Brazil

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Roberto, Igor Joventino, Brito, Lucas B. M., Ávila, Robson W. (2014): A new six-pored Amphisbaena (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from the coastal zone of northeast Brazil. Zootaxa 3753 (2): 167-176, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3753.2.6

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