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A new Tropidurus (Tropiduridae) from the semiarid Brazilian Caatinga: evidence for conflicting signal between mitochondrial and nuclear loci affecting the phylogenetic reconstruction of South American collared lizards

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Carvalho, André L.G., Sena, Marco A., Peloso, Pedro L.V., Machado, Fabio A., Montesinos, Rachel, Silva, Hélio R., Campbell, Gwyneth, Rodrigues, Miguel T. (2016): A new Tropidurus (Tropiduridae) from the semiarid Brazilian Caatinga: evidence for conflicting signal between mitochondrial and nuclear loci affecting the phylogenetic reconstruction of South American collared lizards. American Museum Novitates 2016 (3852): 1-68, DOI: 10.1206/3852.1, URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1206/3852.1

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