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Heliosciurus rufobrachium (Rodentia: Sciuridae)

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Thomas, Howard H, Best, Troy L, Agwanda, Bernard (2019): Heliosciurus rufobrachium (Rodentia: Sciuridae). Mammalian Species 51 (978): 61-69, DOI: 10.1093/mspecies/sez010, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mspecies/sez010

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Publication: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T9833A13019746.en (DOI)
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