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A Revision of Philander (Marsupialia: Didelphidae), Part 1: P. quica, P. canus, and a New Species from Amazonia

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Voss, Robert S., Díaz-Nieto, Juan F., Jansa, Sharon A. (2018): A Revision of Philander (Marsupialia: Didelphidae), Part 1: P. quica, P. canus, and a New Species from Amazonia. American Museum Novitates 2018 (3891): 1-72, DOI: 10.1206/3891.1, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1206/3891.1

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