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A molecular phylogeny of the African plated lizards, genus Gerrhosaurus Wiegmann, 1828 (Squamata: Gerrhosauridae), with the description of two new genera

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Bates, Michael F., Tolley, Krystal A., Edwards, Shelley, Davids, Zoë, Da Silva, Jessica M., Branch, William R. (2013): A molecular phylogeny of the African plated lizards, genus Gerrhosaurus Wiegmann, 1828 (Squamata: Gerrhosauridae), with the description of two new genera. Zootaxa 3750 (5): 465-493, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3750.5.3

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