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A New Genus for the New Caledonian Scincid Lizard Lygosoma euryotis Werner, 1909, and the Description of a New Species

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Sadlier, Ross A., Smith, Sarah A., Bauer, Aaron M. (2006): A New Genus for the New Caledonian Scincid Lizard Lygosoma euryotis Werner, 1909, and the Description of a New Species. Records of the Australian Museum 58 (1): 19-28, DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.58.2006.1457, URL: https://journals.australian.museum/sadlier-et-al-2006-rec-aust-mus-581-1928/

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