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Description of a new long-tailed skink (Scincidae: Trachylepis) from Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Marques, Mariana P., Ceríaco, Luis M. P., Bandeira, Suzana, Pauwels, Olivier S. G., Bauer, Aaron M. (2019): Description of a new long-tailed skink (Scincidae: Trachylepis) from Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Zootaxa 4568 (1): 51-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4568.1.3
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