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A new endemic species of the subgenus Mus (Rodentia, Mammalia) on the Island of Cyprus

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Cucchi, T., Orth, A., Auffray, J. - C., Renaud, S., Fabre, L., Catalan, J., Hadjisterkotis, E., Bonhomme, F., Vigne, J. - D. (2006): A new endemic species of the subgenus Mus (Rodentia, Mammalia) on the Island of Cyprus. Zootaxa 1241: 1-36, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.172873

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