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New Taxa And Cryptic Species Of Neotropical Snakes (Xenodontinae), With Commentary On Hemipenes As Generic And Specific Characters

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Myers, Charles W., McDowell, Samuel B. (2014): New Taxa And Cryptic Species Of Neotropical Snakes (Xenodontinae), With Commentary On Hemipenes As Generic And Specific Characters. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2014 (385): 1-112, DOI: 10.1206/862.1, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/862.1

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