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Taxonomic revision of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Atractus (Reptilia: Serpentes: Dipsadidae) 2364

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Passos, Paulo, Fernandes, Ronaldo, Bérnils, Renato S., De Moura-Leite, Julio C. (2010): Taxonomic revision of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Atractus (Reptilia: Serpentes: Dipsadidae) 2364. Zootaxa 2364 (1): 1-63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2364.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2364.1.1

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