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Characters of external morphology used in Anolis taxonomy-Definition of terms, advice on usage, and illustrated examples

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Köhler, Gunther (2014): Characters of external morphology used in Anolis taxonomy-Definition of terms, advice on usage, and illustrated examples. Zootaxa 3774 (3): 201-257, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3774.3.1

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