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Conepatus leuconotus (Carnivora: Mephitidae)

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Dragoo, Jerry W., Sheffield, Steven R. (2009): Conepatus leuconotus (Carnivora: Mephitidae). Mammalian Species (Basel, Switzerland) 827 (2): 1-8, DOI: 10.1644/827.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1644/827.1

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