Color Variations, Sexual Dimorphism, and Population Structure of Aspidura trachyprocta (Serpentes: Colubridae) in an Anthropogenic Habitat in Sri Lanka
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2012-19-1-70–74
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