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A New Bat Species from Southwestern Western Australia, Previously Assigned to Gould's Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus gouldi Tomes, 1858

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Parnaby, Harry E., King, Andrew G., Eldridge, Mark D. B. (2021): A New Bat Species from Southwestern Western Australia, Previously Assigned to Gould's Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus gouldi Tomes, 1858. Records of the Australian Museum (Rec. Aust. Mus.) 73 (1): 53-66, DOI: 10.3853/j.2201-4349.73.2021.1766, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3853/j.2201-4349.73.2021.1766

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