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Designation of a Neotype for Herpetoreas xenura (Wall, 1907) (Squamata: Serpentes: Natricidae)

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  • 1. Institute for Research and Training in Medicine, Biology and Pharmacy, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, 550000, Vietnam & College of Medicine and Pharmacy, Duy Tan University, 120 Hoang Minh Thao, Lien Chieu, Da Nang, 550000, Vietnam
  • 2. Zoological Survey of India, FPS Building, Indian Museum Campus, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  • 3. Institut de Systématique, Évolution et Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Sorbonne Université, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Université des Antilles, CNRS, CP 30, 57 rue Cuvier, F-75005 Paris, France

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Nguyen, Tan Van, Ray, Sumidh, David, Patrick, Mohapatra, Pratyush P. (2025): Designation of a Neotype for Herpetoreas xenura (Wall, 1907) (Squamata: Serpentes: Natricidae). Zootaxa 5620 (1): 196-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5620.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5620.1.9

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Dataset: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/95d10210-6721-4288-9355-fc82bde82b4b (URL)

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