New records and distribution extension of Acanthochelys macrocephala (Rhodin, Mittermeier & McMorris 1984) in midwestern Brazil

Authors

  • Tainá Figueras Dorado-Rodrigues
  • Elizângela Silva Brito
  • Karoline Rodrigues Silva
  • Rafael Martins Valadão
  • Fábio Andrew Gomes Cunha
  • Christine Strüssmann

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2023-09-30

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Dorado-Rodrigues, T. F., Silva Brito, E., Rodrigues Silva, K., Martins Valadão, R., Gomes Cunha, F. A., & Strüssmann, C. (2023). New records and distribution extension of Acanthochelys macrocephala (Rhodin, Mittermeier & McMorris 1984) in midwestern Brazil. Cuadernos De Herpetología, 37(2). Retrieved from https://cuadernosdeherpetologia.com/index.php/CdH/article/view/111

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Vol. 37 No. 2 (2023): Cuadernos de Herpetología

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