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A new Emoia samoensis group lizard (Squamata: Scincidae) from the Cook Islands, South-central Pacific

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Zug, George R., Hamilton, Alison M., Austin, Christopher C. (2011): A new Emoia samoensis group lizard (Squamata: Scincidae) from the Cook Islands, South-central Pacific. Zootaxa 2765: 47-57, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.276845

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