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Taxonomy and natural history of the poorly known Dindigul shieldtail Uropeltis dindigalensis (Beddome, 1877) (Serpentes: Uropeltidae)

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  • 1. Chennai Snake Park, Rajbhavan Post, Chennai-600020, Tamil Nadu, India http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1947-8093
  • 2. Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7451-8318 & Department of Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, UK
  • 3. Department of Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, UK & Department of Zoology, Central University of Kerala, Kerala, 671320, India

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Ganesh, S.R., Sampaio, Filipa L., Gower, David J. (2022): Taxonomy and natural history of the poorly known Dindigul shieldtail Uropeltis dindigalensis (Beddome, 1877) (Serpentes: Uropeltidae). Zootaxa 5209 (1): 111-126, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5209.1.6

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https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/188513
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