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Systematics of the blindsnakes (Serpentes: Scolecophidia: Typhlopoidea) based on molecular and morphological evidence
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Pyron, Robert Alexander, Wallach, Van (2014): Systematics of the blindsnakes (Serpentes: Scolecophidia: Typhlopoidea) based on molecular and morphological evidence. Zootaxa 3829 (1): 1-81, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3829.1.1
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