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A striking new species of Papuan groundsnake (Stegonotus: Colubridae) from southern Papua New Guinea, with a dichotomous key to the genus in New Guinea

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  • 1. Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Wolverhampton, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1LY, United Kingdom. Herpetology Department, South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, S.A. 5000, Australia. Steve.Richards@samuseum.sa.gov.au; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0251-3884

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O'Shea, Mark, Richards, Stephen J. (2021): A striking new species of Papuan groundsnake (Stegonotus: Colubridae) from southern Papua New Guinea, with a dichotomous key to the genus in New Guinea. Zootaxa 4926 (1): 26-42, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4926.1.2

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