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Issue: Vol. 5620 No. 1: 8 Apr. 2025
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2025-04-08
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5620.1.9
Page range: 196-200
Abstract views: 136
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Designation of a Neotype for Herpetoreas xenura (Wall, 1907) (Squamata: Serpentes: Natricidae)

Institute for Research and Training in Medicine, Biology and Pharmacy, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, 550000, Vietnam. College of Medicine and Pharmacy, Duy Tan University, 120 Hoang Minh Thao, Lien Chieu, Da Nang, 550000, Vietnam.
Zoological Survey of India, FPS Building, Indian Museum Campus, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Institut de Systématique, Évolution et Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Sorbonne Université, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Université des Antilles, CNRS, CP 30, 57 rue Cuvier, F-75005 Paris, France
Zoological Survey of India, FPS Building, Indian Museum Campus, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Squamata Serpentes Natricidae Reptilia

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How to Cite

Nguyen, T.V., Ray, S., David, P. & Mohapatra, P.P. (2025) Designation of a Neotype for Herpetoreas xenura (Wall, 1907) (Squamata: Serpentes: Natricidae). Zootaxa, 5620 (1), 196–200. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5620.1.9