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A new subspecies of hutia (Plagiodontia, Capromyidae, Rodentia) from southern Hispaniola

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Turvey, Samuel T., Hansford, James, Kennerley, Rosalind J., Nuñez-Miño, José M., Brocca, Jorge L., Young, Richard P. (2015): A new subspecies of hutia (Plagiodontia, Capromyidae, Rodentia) from southern Hispaniola. Zootaxa 3957 (2): 201-214, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3957.2.4

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