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EVOLUTION OF THE SIDE-NECKED TURTLES: THE FAMILIES BOTHREMYDIDAE, EURAXEMYDIDAE, AND ARARIPEMYDIDAE
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GAFFNEY, EUGENE S, TONG, HAIYAN, MEYLAN, PETER A (2006): EVOLUTION OF THE SIDE-NECKED TURTLES: THE FAMILIES BOTHREMYDIDAE, EURAXEMYDIDAE, AND ARARIPEMYDIDAE. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 300 (300): 1-698, DOI: 10.1206/0003-0090(2006)300[1:eotstt]2.0.co;2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1206/0003-0090(2006)300[1:eotstt]2.0.co;2
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