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Two new species of Crocodile Skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Tribolonotus) from the Solomon Archipelago

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Rittmeyer, Eric N., Austin, Christopher C. (2017): Two new species of Crocodile Skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Tribolonotus) from the Solomon Archipelago. Zootaxa 4268 (1): 71-87, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4268.1.4

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