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A New Species of Helicops (Serpentes: Dipsadidae: Hydropsini) from Southeastern Brazil

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Costa, Henrique C., Santana, Diego J., Leal, Fernando, Koroiva, Ricardo, Garcia, Paulo C.A. (2016): A New Species of Helicops (Serpentes: Dipsadidae: Hydropsini) from Southeastern Brazil. Herpetologica 72 (2): 157-166, DOI: 10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-15-00059, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1655/herpetologica-d-15-00059

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