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A new species of Stegonotus (Serpentes: Colubridae) from the remnant coastal forests of southern Timor-Leste
- 1. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, 53113 Bonn, Germany & Department of Biology, Victor Valley College, 18422 Bear Valley Road, Victorville, California 92395, USA
- 2. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, 53113 Bonn, Germany & https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3295-2212
- 3. Department of Zoology and Geology, Naturkundemuseum Paderborn, Im Schlosspark 9, 33104 Paderborn, Germany https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0085-3364
- 4. Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Wolverhampton, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV1 1LY, United
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Kaiser, Hinrich, Kaiser, Christine M., Mecke, Sven, O'Shea, Mark (2021): A new species of Stegonotus (Serpentes: Colubridae) from the remnant coastal forests of southern Timor-Leste. Zootaxa 5027 (4): 489-514, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5027.4.2
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