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A new species of Brasilotyphlus (Gymnophiona: Siphonopidae) and a contribution to the knowledge of the relationship between Microcaecilia and Brasilotyphlus

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Correia, Larissa Lima, Sales Nunes, Pedro M., Gamble, Tony, Maciel, Adriano Oliveira, Marques-Souza, Sergio, Fouquet, Antoine, Rodrigues, Miguel Trefaut, Mott, Tamí (2018): A new species of Brasilotyphlus (Gymnophiona: Siphonopidae) and a contribution to the knowledge of the relationship between Microcaecilia and Brasilotyphlus. Zootaxa 4527 (2): 186-196, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4527.2.2

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