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A New Genus of Microteiid Lizard from the Atlantic Forests of State of Bahia, Brazil, with a New Generic Name for Colobosaura mentalis, and a Discussion of Relationships Among the Heterodactylini (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae)

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RODRIGUES, MIGUEL TREFAUT, MACHADO PELLEGRINO, KATIA CRISTINA, DIXO, MARIANNA, VERDADE, VANESSA KRUTH, PAVAN, DANTE, SUZART ARGOLO, ANTÔNIO JORGE, SITES, JACK W. (2007): A New Genus of Microteiid Lizard from the Atlantic Forests of State of Bahia, Brazil, with a New Generic Name for Colobosaura mentalis, and a Discussion of Relationships Among the Heterodactylini (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae). American Museum Novitates 3565 (1): 1-28, DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2007)496[1:ANGOML]2.0.CO;2, URL: http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1206%2F0003-0082(2007)496%5B1%3AANGOML%5D2.0.CO%3B2

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