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A new species of Achalinus (Squamata: Xenodermidae) from Trang An Landscape Complex, Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam

  • 1. Faculty of Forest Resources and Environmental Management, Vietnam National University of Forestry, Xuan Mai, Chuong My, Hanoi, Vietnam. looanh56b@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3554-545X
  • 2. AG Zoologischer Garten Köln, Riehler Strasse 173, D-50735 Cologne, Germany. ziegler@koelnerzoo.de, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4797-609X & Institute of Zoology, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Strasse 47b, D-50674 Cologne, Germany
  • 3. Faculty of Forest Resources and Environmental Management, Vietnam National University of Forestry, Xuan Mai, Chuong My, Hanoi, Vietnam. looanh56b@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3554-545X & Viet Nature Conservation Centre, 202, building 18T2, Le Van Luong street, Hanoi, Vietnam.
  • 4. Faculty of Biology, Hanoi University of Science, Vietnam National University, 334 Nguyen Trai Road, Hanoi, Vietnam. & Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 19 Le Thanh Tong, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • 5. Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 19 Le Thanh Tong, Hanoi, Vietnam & Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 334 Nguyen Trai Road, Hanoi, Vietnam. le.duc.minh@hus.edu.vn; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2953-2815 & Department of Herpetology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79 Street, New York, New York 10024
  • 6. Faculty of Biotechnology, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 298A-300A Nguyen Tat Thanh Street,Ward 13, District 4, Ho Chi Minh 72820, Viet Nam
  • 7. Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Hanoi, Vietnam.

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Luu, Vinh Quang, Ziegler, Thomas, Ha, Nghia Van, Lo, Oanh Van, Hoang, Tuoi Thi, Ngo, Hanh Thi, Le, Minh Duc, Tran, Dung Hoang, Nguyen, Truong Quang (2020): A new species of Achalinus (Squamata: Xenodermidae) from Trang An Landscape Complex, Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam. Zootaxa 4877 (1): 174-184, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4877.1.8

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