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The identification of cryptic species in the Australian herpetofauna: a high research priority
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S. Donnellan
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S. Donnellan
1South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000
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M. Adams
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M. Adams
1South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000
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M. Hutchinson
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M. Hutchinson
1South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000
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P. R. Baverstock
P. R. Baverstock
2Southern Cross University, P.O. Box 157, Lismore, NSW 2480
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Published:1993
Citation
S. Donnellan, M. Adams, M. Hutchinson, P. R. Baverstock, 1993. "The identification of cryptic species in the Australian herpetofauna: a high research priority", Herpetology in Australia: A Diverse Discipline, Daniel Lunney, Danielle Ayers
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Evidence is presented that the Australian herpetological fauna almost certainly consists of numerous cryptic species complexes. It is argued that the sorting out of these complexes into biological species is a high priority for herpetological research in Australia.
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