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Crocidura hikmiya, a new shrew (Mammalia: Soricomorpha: Soricidae) from Sri Lanka

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Meegaskumbura, Suyama, Meegaskumbura, Madhava, Pethiyagoda, Rohan, Manamendra-Arachchi, Kelum, Schneider, Christopher J. (2007): Crocidura hikmiya, a new shrew (Mammalia: Soricomorpha: Soricidae) from Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 1665: 19-30, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.180054

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Taxonomic treatment: 10.5281/zenodo.5622131 (DOI)
Taxonomic treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/386A87B5FFE7266F75C9FE35FB7AFE37 (URL)
Dataset: http://table.plazi.org/id/E4BC662BFFE1266575C9FAA8FE11FA54 (URL)
Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.180055 (DOI)
Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.180056 (DOI)
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Dataset: http://table.plazi.org/id/E4BC662BFFE5266175C9FF5EFA80FF4D (URL)
Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.180058 (DOI)
Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.180059 (DOI)
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Dataset: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/ec3c5a27-2388-4f0a-bbfa-e43ef1015717 (URL)

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