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The phylogenetic position of Thermophis (Serpentes: Colubridae), an endemic snake from the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, China
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He, Miao, Feng, Jin-Chao, Liu, Shao-Ying, Guo, Peng, Zhao, Er-Mi (2009): The phylogenetic position of Thermophis (Serpentes: Colubridae), an endemic snake from the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, China. Journal of Natural History 43 (7-8): 479-488, DOI: 10.1080/00222930802389825, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930802389825
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