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On the taxonomic status of Asthenodipsas vertebralis (Boulenger, 1900) (Squamata Pareidae) in Borneo with the description of a new species

  • 1. Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, & Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore, 2 Conservatory Drive, 117377 Singapore. kelvinlim@nus.edu.sg; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0638-9198
  • 2. Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore, 2 Conservatory Drive, 117377 Singapore. kelvinlim@nus.edu.sg; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0638-9198
  • 3. Herpetology Laboratory, Department of Biology, La Sierra University, 4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside, California 92515, USA. lgrismer@lasierra.edu; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8422-3698

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Quah, Evan S. H., Lim, Kelvin K.P., Grismer, L. Lee (2021): On the taxonomic status of Asthenodipsas vertebralis (Boulenger, 1900) (Squamata Pareidae) in Borneo with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 4949 (1): 24-44, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.1.2

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