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Issue: Vol. 5723 No. 3: 26 Nov. 2025
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2025-11-26
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.10
Page range: 447-450
Abstract views: 67
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Lectotype designation for Fowlea yunnanensis (Anderson, 1879) (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae) and the first report of the species from India

Zoological Survey of India; FPS Building; Indian Museum campus; Kolkata; India
Pran Prohori; Purbachal; Station Road; Duttapukur; North 24 Parganas; West Bengal; India
Zoological Survey of India; FPS Building; Indian Museum campus; Kolkata; India
Reptilia Fowlea yunnanensis Yunnan China

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How to Cite

Ray, S., Das, A. & Mohapatra, P.P. (2025) Lectotype designation for Fowlea yunnanensis (Anderson, 1879) (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae) and the first report of the species from India. Zootaxa, 5723 (3), 447–450. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.10