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New species of land snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from two isolated karst formations in central western Madagascar: Tsingy Beanka and Antsingimavo, with additional notes on other regional endemics

  • 1. Research associate of the Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia and Biodiversity Conservation Madagascar (BCM) Ltd, Rivière des Anguilles, Mauritius
  • 2. KwaZulu-Natal Museum, P. Bag 9070, Pietermaritzburg, 3200 South Africa and School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 3206 South Africa

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Griffiths, O. L., Herbert, D. G. (2013): New species of land snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from two isolated karst formations in central western Madagascar: Tsingy Beanka and Antsingimavo, with additional notes on other regional endemics. African Invertebrates 54 (1): 1-48, DOI: 10.5733/afin.054.0101

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