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Dunayev E. A., Solovyeva E. N., Poyarkov N. A. Taxonomy, Phylogeny and Distribution of Phrynocephalus (superspecies guttatus) (Reptilia: Agamidae). Current Studies in Herpetology, 2020, vol. 20, iss. 1, pp. 16-34. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18500/1814-6090-2020-20-1-2-16-34
Taxonomy, Phylogeny and Distribution of Phrynocephalus (superspecies guttatus) (Reptilia: Agamidae)
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