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New species of Pachytriton (Caudata: Salamandridae) from the Nanling Mountain Range, southeastern China

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Wu, Yunke, Wang, Yuezhao, Hanken, James (2012): New species of Pachytriton (Caudata: Salamandridae) from the Nanling Mountain Range, southeastern China. Zootaxa 3388: 1-16, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.213257

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