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A new species of gecko of the genus Lygodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from southeastern Kenya
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Malonza, Patrick K., Bauer, Aaron M., Granthon, Carolina, Williams, Dean A., Wojnowski, David (2019): A new species of gecko of the genus Lygodactylus (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from southeastern Kenya. Zootaxa 4609 (2): 308-320, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4609.2.6
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