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A review of the systematics and taxonomy of Pythonidae: an ancient serpent lineage

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Barker, David G., Barker, Tracy M., Davis, Mark A., Schuett, Gordon W. (2015): A review of the systematics and taxonomy of Pythonidae: an ancient serpent lineage. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 175 (1): 1-19, DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12267, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12267

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