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A new species of jumping pitviper of the genus Atropoides (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae) from the Sierra de Botaderos and the Sierra La Muralla, Honduras

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  • 1. Amphibian And Reptile Diversity Research Center, Department of Biology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, USA. E-mail: e.smith@uta.edu Organización de Rescate y Protección de Reptiles y Anfibios de Honduras, Apartado 30.724, Toncontín, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. E-mail: jferrari_castro@yahoo.com

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Smith, Eric N., Ferrari-Castro, Jorge A. (2008): A new species of jumping pitviper of the genus Atropoides (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae) from the Sierra de Botaderos and the Sierra La Muralla, Honduras. Zootaxa 1948 (1): 57-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1948.1.3, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1948.1.3

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