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A new species of Trachylepis (Squamata: Scincidae) from the Amhara Region Ethiopia, and a key to the Ethiopian Trachylepis
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Koppetsch, Thore (2020): A new species of Trachylepis (Squamata: Scincidae) from the Amhara Region Ethiopia, and a key to the Ethiopian Trachylepis. Zootaxa 4859 (1): 113-126, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4859.1.4
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