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A new species of Aspidura Wagler, 1830 (Squamata: Colubridae: Natricinae) from Sri Pada sanctuary (Peak Wilderness), Sri Lanka

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Mendis Wickramasinghe, L. J., Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga, Dushantha Kandambi, H. K., Pyron, R. Alexander, Wickramasinghe, Nethu (2017): A new species of Aspidura Wagler, 1830 (Squamata: Colubridae: Natricinae) from Sri Pada sanctuary (Peak Wilderness), Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 4347 (2): 275-292, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4347.2.4

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Publication: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1876.tb02619.x (DOI)
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