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A new species of Bachia Gray, 1845 (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the Cerrado of Midwestern Brazil

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Freitas, Joseana Luisa De, Strüssmann, Christine, Carvalho, Marcos André De, Kawashita-Ribeiro, Ricardo Alexandre, Mott, Tamí (2011): A new species of Bachia Gray, 1845 (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the Cerrado of Midwestern Brazil. Zootaxa 2737: 61-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.202928

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