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A review of the Cnemidophorus lemniscatus group in Central America (Squamata: Teiidae), with comments on other species in the group

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Mccranie, James R., Hedges, S. Blair (2013): A review of the Cnemidophorus lemniscatus group in Central America (Squamata: Teiidae), with comments on other species in the group. Zootaxa 3722 (3): 301-316, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3722.3.1

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