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On the taxonomic status of Gegeneophis nadkarnii Bhatta & Prashanth, 2004 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Indotyphlidae)

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  • 1. Department of Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, UK
  • 2. Bombay Natural History Society, Hornbill House, Dr Sálim Ali Chowk, S. B. S. Road, Mumbai 400 023, India
  • 3. Bombay Natural History Society, Hornbill House, Dr Sálim Ali Chowk, S. B. S. Road, Mumbai 400 023, India & Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India

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Gower, David J., Giri, Varad, Torsekar, Varun R., Gaikwad, Kshamata, Wilkinson, Mark (2013): On the taxonomic status of Gegeneophis nadkarnii Bhatta & Prashanth, 2004 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Indotyphlidae). Zootaxa 3609 (2): 204-212, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3609.2.6

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Publication: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2005.00589.x (DOI)
Publication: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01577.x (DOI)
Publication: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.03.002 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1098/rspb.2012.0150 (DOI)
Publication: 10.1080/00222939800770701 (DOI)
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