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On the identities of Caecilia degenerata Dunn, 1942 and of C. corpulenta Taylor 1968 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) with descriptions of three new species of Caecilia Linnaeus, 1758 from the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia
- 1. Grupo Biodiversidad y Conservación, Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad & Grupo de Morfología y Ecología Evolutiva, Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá D.C., Colombia.
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Fernández-Roldán, Juan David, Lynch, John D., Medina-Rangel, Guido Fabian (2023): On the identities of Caecilia degenerata Dunn, 1942 and of C. corpulenta Taylor 1968 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) with descriptions of three new species of Caecilia Linnaeus, 1758 from the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia. Zootaxa 5227 (2): 205-228, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5227.2.3
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