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Rediscovery, taxonomic status, and phylogenetic relationships of two rare and endemic snakes (Serpentes: Psammophiinae) from the southwestern Angolan plateau
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Branch, William R., Baptista, Ninda, Keates, Chad, Edwards, Shelley (2019): Rediscovery, taxonomic status, and phylogenetic relationships of two rare and endemic snakes (Serpentes: Psammophiinae) from the southwestern Angolan plateau. Zootaxa 4590 (3): 342-366, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4590.3.2
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