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A Taxonomic Revision of Boas (Serpentes: Boidae)

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Pyron, R. Alexander, Reynolds, R. Graham, Burbrink, Frank T. (2014): A Taxonomic Revision of Boas (Serpentes: Boidae). Zootaxa 3846 (2): 249-260, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.2.5

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