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Evidence of cryptic speciation in a fossorial reptile: description of a new species of Blanus (Squamata: Amphisbaenia: Blanidae) from the Iberian Peninsula

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  • 1. Corresponding autor: Pressent address: Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC. c/. Vespucio, s/n 41092 Sevilla, Spain. Phone: (+34)-95466700 ext. 1470. Fax: (+34)-954621125. E-mail eva.albert@ebd.csic.es

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Albert, Eva M., Fernández, Adrián (2009): Evidence of cryptic speciation in a fossorial reptile: description of a new species of Blanus (Squamata: Amphisbaenia: Blanidae) from the Iberian Peninsula. Zootaxa 2234 (1): 56-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2234.1.4, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2234.1.4

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