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A review of the gekkotan lizards of Bénin, with the description of a new species of Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae)

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Bauer, Aaron M., Tchibozo, Sévérin, Pauwels, Olivier S. G., Lenglet, Georges (2006): A review of the gekkotan lizards of Bénin, with the description of a new species of Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Zootaxa 1242: 1-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.273464

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