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A new species of Lycodon Boie, 1826 (Serpentes: Colubridae) from central Laos

  • 1. Department of Wildlife, Faculty of Forest Resources and Environmental Management, Vietnam National University of Forestry, Xuan Mai, Chuong My, Hanoi, Vietnam. E-mail: qvinhfuv@yahoo.com.au
  • 2. Institute of Zoology, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Strasse 47b, D-50674 Cologne, Germany.
  • 3. Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Hanoi, Vietnam. E-mail: nqt2@yahoo.com & Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • 4. Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Hanoi University of Science, Vietnam National University, 334 Nguyen Trai Road, Hanoi, Vietnam. E-mail: le.duc.minh@hus.edu.v / Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, Hanoi National University, 19 Le Thanh Tong, Hanoi, Vietnam / Department of Herpetology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York 10024
  • 5. WWF Greater Mekong, House No. 39, Unit 05, Ban Saylom, Vientiane, Lao PDR. E-mail: calame@gmail.com

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