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Two new species of Lerista Bell, 1833 (Reptilia: Scincidae) from north Queensland populations formerly assigned to Lerista storri Greer, McDonald and Lawrie, 1983

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Amey, Andrew P., Couper, Patrick J., Wilmer, Jessica Worthington (2019): Two new species of Lerista Bell, 1833 (Reptilia: Scincidae) from north Queensland populations formerly assigned to Lerista storri Greer, McDonald and Lawrie, 1983. Zootaxa 4577 (3): 473-493, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4577.3.3

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