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A morphological and molecular study of Psilops, a replacement name for the Brazilian microteiid lizard genus Psilophthalmus Rodrigues 1991 (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae), with the description of two new species
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Rodrigues, Miguel Trefaut, Recoder, Renato, Jr, Mauro Teixeira, Roscito, Juliana Gusson, Guerrero, Agustín Camacho, Sales Nunes, Pedro M., Freitas, Marco Antonio De, Fernandes, Daniel Silva, Bocchiglieri, Adriana, Vechio, Francisco Dal, Leite, Felipe Sá Fortes, Nogueira, Cristiano De Campos (2017): A morphological and molecular study of Psilops, a replacement name for the Brazilian microteiid lizard genus Psilophthalmus Rodrigues 1991 (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae), with the description of two new species. Zootaxa 4286 (4): 451-482, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4286.4.1
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