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Trends in diagnostic characters of Snakes species (Squamata) in the first two decades of the 21st century
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- 1. Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências, Depto. de Ciências Biológicas e Ambientais, Laboratório de Herpetologia (LHERP). 11330-900, São Vicente, São Paulo, Brasil
- 2. Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências, Depto. de Ciências Biológicas e Ambientais, Laboratório de Herpetologia (LHERP). 11330-900, São Vicente, São Paulo, Brasil & Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências, Depto. de Ciências Biológicas e Ambientais, Laboratório de Herpetologia (LHERP). 11330-900, São Vicente, São Paulo, Brasil & Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Zoologia). 18618-689, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brasil
- 3. Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC), Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas (CCNH), Laboratório de Paleontologia de Vertebrados e Comportamento Animal (LAPC). 09606-045, São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brasil
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Silva, Juan Aquino, Lima, Ingrid, Costa, Fabiana Rodrigues, Nunes, Ivan (2025): Trends in diagnostic characters of Snakes species (Squamata) in the first two decades of the 21st century. Zootaxa 5689 (3): 439-450, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5689.3.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5689.3.2
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