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On the status of the snake genera Erythrolamprus Boie, Liophis Wagler and Lygophis Fitzinger (Serpentes, Xenodontinae)

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  • 1. Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Caixa Postal 11.461, CEP 05422-970, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. E-mail: ffcurcio@yahoo.com
  • 2. Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CEP 21941-590, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. E-mail: danferufrj@gmail.com

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Curcio, Felipe F., Piacentini, Vítor De Q., Fernandes, Daniel S. (2009): On the status of the snake genera Erythrolamprus Boie, Liophis Wagler and Lygophis Fitzinger (Serpentes, Xenodontinae). Zootaxa 2173 (1): 66-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2173.1.7, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2173.1.7

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