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Comparative cranial osteology of Blanus (Squamata: Amphisbaenia)

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Villa, Andrea, Kirchner, Martin, Alba, David M, Bernardini, Federico, Bolet, Arnau, Luján, Àngel H, Fortuny, Josep, Hipsley, Christy A, Müller, Johannes, Sindaco, Roberto, Tuniz, Claudio, Delfino, Massimo (2019): Comparative cranial osteology of Blanus (Squamata: Amphisbaenia). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 185 (3): 693-716, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zly082, URL: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/185/3/693/5248546

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