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A new Nucras Gray, 1838 (Squamata: Lacertidae) from the Strandveld of the Western Cape, South Africa
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Bauer, Aaron M., Childers, Jackie L., Broeckhoven, Chris, Mouton, P. Lefras N. (2019): A new Nucras Gray, 1838 (Squamata: Lacertidae) from the Strandveld of the Western Cape, South Africa. Zootaxa 4560 (1): 149-163, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4560.1.8
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