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Issue: Vol. 5453 No. 3: 21 May 2024
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2024-05-21
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5453.3.10
Page range: 448-450
Abstract views: 82
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The true taxonomic identity of the mastiff bats (Chiroptera: Molossidae: Molossus) from Cuba, Cayman Islands and Jamaica

Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática; Carretera Varona; No. 11835; entre Oriente y Lindero; Reparto Parajón; Boyeros; CP 11800; La Habana; Cuba
P. O. Box 4327; San Antonio de los Baños; CP 38100; Artemisa; Cuba
Mammalia Chiroptera Molossidae Molossus Cuba Cayman Islands Jamaica

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