A revision of African helmeted terrapins (Testudines: Pelomedusidae: Pelomedusa), with descriptions of six new species.

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• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Zootaxa

• Publication date

  2014-05-15

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.11646/zootaxa.3795.5.2PMID 24870496
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