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Taxonomy of the Cuban blind snakes (Scolecophidia, Typhlopidae), with the description of a new large species

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Domínguez, Michel, Moreno, Luis V. (2009): Taxonomy of the Cuban blind snakes (Scolecophidia, Typhlopidae), with the description of a new large species. Zootaxa 2028: 59-66, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.186240

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