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A new species of the genus Achalinus from southwestern Guangdong Province, China (Squamata: Xenodermatidae)
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Wang, Jian, Li, Yao, Zeng, Zhao-Chi, Lyu, Zhi-Tong, Sung, Yik-Hei, Li, You-Yu, Lin, Chao-Yu, Wang, Ying-Yong (2019): A new species of the genus Achalinus from southwestern Guangdong Province, China (Squamata: Xenodermatidae). Zootaxa 4674 (4): 471-481, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4674.4.6
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