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A new species of Eutropis (Squamata: Scincidae) from Sri Lanka

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Das, Indraneil, Silva, Anslem De, Austin, Christopher C. (2008): A new species of Eutropis (Squamata: Scincidae) from Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 1700: 35-52, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.180777

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