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The phylogenetic position of the Critically Endangered Saint Croix ground lizard Ameiva polops: revisiting molecular systematics of West Indian Ameiva
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- 1. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2258, USA.
- 2. Department of Biological Sciences, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77340, USA.
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Hurtado, Luis A., Santamaria, Carlos A., Fitzgerald, Lee A. (2014): The phylogenetic position of the Critically Endangered Saint Croix ground lizard Ameiva polops: revisiting molecular systematics of West Indian Ameiva. Zootaxa 3794 (2): 254-262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3794.2.4
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