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Two new species of the shieldtail snake genus Rhinophis Hemprich, 1820 (Serpentes: Uropeltidae), from the Rakwana and the Knuckles Massifs of Sri Lanka

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  • 1. Department of Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, UK
  • 2. Department of Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, UK & Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
  • 3. Herpetological Foundation of Sri Lanka, 31/5, Alwis Town, Hendala, Wattala, Sri Lanka

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Gower, David J., Sampaio, Filipa L., Vidanapathirana, Dulan Ranga, Mendis Wickramasinghe, L. J. (2024): Two new species of the shieldtail snake genus Rhinophis Hemprich, 1820 (Serpentes: Uropeltidae), from the Rakwana and the Knuckles Massifs of Sri Lanka. Zootaxa 5458 (3): 332-360, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5458.3.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5458.3.2

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