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A new species of monadal coral snake of the genus Micrurus (Serpentes, Elapidae) from western Amazon

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Feitosa, Darlan Tavares, Jr, Nelson Jorge Da Silva, Pires, Matheus Godoy, Zaher, Hussam, Prudente, Ana Lúcia Da Costa (2015): A new species of monadal coral snake of the genus Micrurus (Serpentes, Elapidae) from western Amazon. Zootaxa 3974 (4): 538-554, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3974.4.5

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