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Systematics of the Ocoee Salamander (Plethodontidae: Desmognathus ocoee), with description of two new species from the southern Blue Ridge Mountains
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- 1. Department of Biological Sciences, The George Washington University, 2029 G St. NW, Washington, DC 20052 rpyron@colubroid.org; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2524-1794 & Division of Amphibians and Reptiles, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560
- 2. Department of Natural Science, Nash Community College, 522 N. Old Carriage Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27804 dabeamer973@nashcc.edu; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0796-274X & Amphibian Foundation, 4055 Roswell Rd NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30342
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Pyron, R. Alexander, Beamer, David A. (2022): Systematics of the Ocoee Salamander (Plethodontidae: Desmognathus ocoee), with description of two new species from the southern Blue Ridge Mountains. Zootaxa 5190 (2): 207-240, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5190.2.3
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