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Published: 2025-06-13
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Designation of a Neotype for Lycodon subcinctus F. Boie, 1827 (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae)

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
Reptiles & Amphibiens; Institut de Systématique; Évolution et Biodiversité (ISYEB); Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle; CP 30; 57 rue Cuvier; F-75005 Paris; France
Society for South East Asian Herpetology; Im Sand-3; D-69115 Heidelberg; Germany
Reptilia Lycodon subcinctus Squamata Serpentes Colubridae

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How to Cite

Nguyen, T.V., David, P. & Vogel, G. (2025) Designation of a Neotype for Lycodon subcinctus F. Boie, 1827 (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae). Zootaxa, 5647 (2), 196–200. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5647.2.6