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No longer supple? Molecular phylogeny suggests generic reassignment of Lygosoma ashwamedhi (Sharma, 1969) (Reptilia: Scincidae)

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Srinivasulu, Chelmala, Srinivasulu, Bhargavi, Srinivasulu, Aditya, Seetharamaraju, Midathala (2016): No longer supple? Molecular phylogeny suggests generic reassignment of Lygosoma ashwamedhi (Sharma, 1969) (Reptilia: Scincidae). Zootaxa 4127 (1): 135-148, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4127.1.7

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