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Taxonomic key to the snakes (Squamata: Ophidia) species of the Itajaí Valley, Santa Catarina, Brazil

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Waltrick, Camilla Spengler, Giasson, Luís Olímpio Menta (2021): Taxonomic key to the snakes (Squamata: Ophidia) species of the Itajaí Valley, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 61: 1-15, DOI: 10.11606/1807-0205/2021.61.20, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2021.61.20

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