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The padloper s tortuous path (Chelonia: Testudinidae): Two genera, not one

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  • 1. Chelonian Biodiversity and Conservation, Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, South Africa;
  • 2. Department of Herpetology, Port Elizabeth Museum, PO Box 13147, Humewood 6013, South Africa; & Department of Zoology, PO Box 77000, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth 6031, South Africa

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Hofmeyr, Margaretha D., Branch, William R. (2018): The padloper s tortuous path (Chelonia: Testudinidae): Two genera, not one. African Journal of Herpetology 67 (2): 99-112, DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2017.1398187, URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2017.1398187

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