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Diversity, natural history, and geographic distribution of snakes in the Caatinga, Northeastern Brazil
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Guedes, Thaís B., Nogueira, Cristiano, Marques, Otavio A. V. (2014): Diversity, natural history, and geographic distribution of snakes in the Caatinga, Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 3863 (1): 1-93, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3863.1.1
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