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ASL, near the town of Gua Musang, 
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Fig. 1. Holotype of 
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slightly distinct from neck and from body; tail short (TL/ 
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; TW/TL ratio 0.28), wider than rest of tail; body scales smooth, subhexagonal, except near preanal region, where they are subcycloid; transverse scale rows immediately posterior to head 24; at midbody 20; and just 
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Description of 
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SVL 
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Fig. 2. Head of holotype of 
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Body vermiform, BW 
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In life, dorsum brownish-red, scales darkedged; snout-tip paler; nape collar cream. In preservative, dorsum pale brown, each scale edged with dark brown; venter slightly paler; snout-tip and throat pinkish-white; anal region cream; nuchal band cream.
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<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA095FDCE58143C69" bold="true" box="[136,269,545,569]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">Variation. –</emphasis>
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The 
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, 
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a female (lacking hind limb flaps that characterize males within the genus), measures 
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in 
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, 
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in TL; TL/ 
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% 9.4%. It shows the following details of squamation and osteology: transverse scale rows at midbody 23; ventrals 209; subcaudals 24; presacral vertebrae 120; and postsacral vertebrae 11. Other characteristics including scale counts as in the 
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.
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Although the subcaudal counts of the 
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(24) appear relatively lower (61.5%) than that for the 
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(39), similar, altbeit less dramatic differences are known within the 
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and 
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. For instance, 
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Table 4 provided subcaudal counts for all species then known, the lower count 77-96.7% of the upper.
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</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA095FBCE58003A69" bold="true" box="[136,281,1057,1081]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">Etymology. –</emphasis>
The species name honours Dr. Lim Boo Liat, pioneering Malaysian zoologist, colleague and friend.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA095FB6E58513AC9" bold="true" box="[136,328,1153,1177]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">Natural history. –</emphasis>
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Madu is a large rock shelter, adjacent to the town of 
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Musang and close to the ancient Chinese settlement of Pulai, an early Neolithic site representing the Hoabinhian culture, similar to that of 
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of Indo-China (
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).
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The 
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was taken ca. 
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from under the soil surface, ca. 
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from a limestone cliff. The soil at the site of collection was moist, reddish-brown in colour, and covered with fresh and dried leaves. The area is a recreational site for its impressive limestone formation, and is hemmed in by plantations of banana and cocoa. 
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specimen which is here designated the 
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of the new species was dug up while excavating a rock shelter in 
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.
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When picked up or otherwise molested, it exhibited death feigning for up to four minutes, the body curved into a circle, with the belly up and the head slightly raised. The scales of the body additionally were raised nearly perpendicular to the body, presumably through the movement of underlying muscles, producing a wrinkled appearance, somewhat similar to that commonly seen in earthworms. These wrinkles disappeared after a few minutes, presumably when the perceived threat vanished. This latter habit, thought to be a mimicry of potentially noxious earthworms that may occur in syntopy, has been observed in 
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<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA1E3F84E5B7A39E8" box="[510,611,1953,1976]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">D. greeri</emphasis>
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from 
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(
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) and also in a hitherto undescribed species of 
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<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA0BAF80E581139A8" box="[167,264,2017,2040]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">Dibamus</emphasis>
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from Pulau Tioman (ID, unpubl. observ.).
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<subSubSection id="1AE46500786AFF8DA095F7CE5D6D3908" pageId="2" pageNumber="145" type="discussion">
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<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA095F7CE58DE3668" box="[136,455,2081,2105]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">
<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA095F7CE581C3669" bold="true" box="[136,261,2081,2105]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">Remarks. –</emphasis>
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is compared with all nominal
</paragraph>
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and one undescribed species. In showing a single postocular, 
<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA35EFF0E5D103EA8" box="[835,1033,225,248]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">
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,
</emphasis>
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, can be separated from 
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<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA5B5FF0E5A943F48" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">D. alfredi</emphasis>
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(southern 
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), 
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<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA537FEEE5CDA3F48" box="[1322,1475,257,280]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">D. celebensis</emphasis>
Schlegel, 1858
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(
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, 
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), 
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<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA4C3FECE5C273F68" box="[1246,1342,289,312]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">D. ingeri</emphasis>
Das &amp; Lim, 2003
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(Mendolong, in Sabah, Borneo), 
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<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA4C9FEAE5C6F3F08" box="[1236,1398,321,344]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">D. kondaoensis</emphasis>
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(Kondao Island, formerly Pulau Condore, 
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), 
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<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA3AAFE6E5D773FC8" box="[951,1134,385,408]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">D. novaeguineae</emphasis>
Duméril &amp; Bibron, 1839
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(New 
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, Sulawesi, 
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archipelago, and also apparently, Simuelue, in western 
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), 
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<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA506FE2E5C623F88" box="[1307,1403,449,472]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">D. smithi</emphasis>
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(Langbian Plateau, 
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), 
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<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA4CBFE0E5C6A3FA8" box="[1238,1395,481,504]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">D. seramensis</emphasis>
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(Seram, 
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), 
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<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA479FDEE5DC93C48" box="[1124,1232,513,536]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">D. taylori</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
(Sumba, Lesser Sundas, 
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), 
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<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA49EFDCE5DF03C68" box="[1155,1257,545,568]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">D. vorisi</emphasis>
Das &amp; Lim, 2003
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(Danum Valley, in 
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, Borneo), and an undescribed species from Pulau Tioman, 
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, West 
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(illustrated by 
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; and Manthey &amp; Grossmann, 1997), all of which have paired postoculars. The absence of rostral suture separates the new species from 
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<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA558FD2E5CDB3C88" box="[1349,1474,705,728]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">D. bourreti</emphasis>
Angel, 1935
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(Tam Dao, 
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), 
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<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA4CDFD0E5C743CA8" box="[1232,1389,737,760]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">D. deharvengi</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="366F4B7A786AFF8DA565FD0E5A603D48" author="Ineich, I" pageId="2" pageNumber="145" pagination="279 - 286" refId="ref3392" refString="Ineich, I., 1999. Une nouvelle espece de Dibamus (Reptilia, Squamata, Dibamidae) du Vietnam. Bulletin de la Societe de Zoologique de France, 124 (3): 279 - 286." type="journal article" year="1999">Ineich, 1999</bibRefCitation>
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(Binh Châu, 
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), 
<taxonomicName id="95FE4D08786AFF8DA491FCEE5C853D48" authority="Fitzinger" authorityName="Fitzinger" box="[1164,1436,769,792]" class="Reptilia" family="Dibamidae" genus="Dibamus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="145" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nicobaricus">
<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA491FCEE5C363D48" box="[1164,1327,769,792]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">D. nicobaricus</emphasis>
Fitzinger
</taxonomicName>
in: 
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(
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, 
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; see below) and 
<taxonomicName id="95FE4D08786AFF8DA35EFCAE5DB23D08" authority="Honda et al., 1997" authorityName="Honda" authorityYear="1997" box="[835,1195,833,856]" class="Reptilia" family="Dibamidae" genus="Dibamus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="145" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="somsaki">
<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA35EFCAE5ADA3D08" box="[835,963,833,856]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">D. somsaki</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="366F4B7A786AFF8DA3D2FCAE5DB23D08" author="Honda, M &amp; Nabhitabhata, H" box="[975,1195,833,856]" pageId="2" pageNumber="145" pagination="275 - 279" refId="ref3294" refString="Honda, M., J. Nabhitabhata, H. Ota &amp; T. Hikida, 1997. A new species of Dibamus (Squamata: Dibamidae) from Thailand. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 45 (2): 275 - 279." type="journal article" year="1997">Honda et al., 1997</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
(
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, 
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). The subcaudal scale counts of 24-39 and presence of a pale nuchal band differentiate it from two remaining congeners, 
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<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA3DCFC4E5D583DE8" box="[961,1089,929,952]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">D. leucurus</emphasis>
(Bleeker, 1860)
</taxonomicName>
(Sumatra, Borneo and the 
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Archipelago) and 
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<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA4FBFC2E5C6B3D88" box="[1254,1394,961,984]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">D. montanus</emphasis>
Smith, 1921
</taxonomicName>
(Langbian Plateau, 
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5241368B786AFF8DA35EFBCE5D6D3908" blockId="2.[835,1475,1057,1880]" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">
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did not include 
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<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA4DDFBCE5CBE3A68" box="[1216,1447,1057,1080]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">Dibamus nicobaricus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in their key to the genus, arguing that Das’ (1996) redescription and revalidation of the species was based on material possibly not conspecific with the name-bearing type. To support their argument, they provided the diagnosis for 
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<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA526FB4E5CDB3AE8" box="[1339,1474,1185,1208]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">D. leucurus</emphasis>
(Bleeker, 1860)
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, apparently derived from 
<bibRefCitation id="366F4B7A786AFF8DA512FB2E5C873A88" author="Greer, A" box="[1295,1438,1217,1240]" pageId="2" pageNumber="145" pagination="116 - 156" refId="ref3262" refString="Greer, A. E., 1985. The relationships of the lizard genera Anelytropsis and Dibamus. Journal of Herpetology, 19 (1): 116 - 156." type="journal article" year="1985">Greer (1985)</bibRefCitation>
, as relevant for the type of 
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<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA451FB0E5DF73AA8" box="[1100,1262,1249,1272]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">D. nicobaricus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, that gives a range for the transverse rows of midbody scale counts as 20-23 and subcaudal counts of 41-52. Yet, Fitzinger’s (in 
<bibRefCitation id="366F4B7A786AFF8DA35EFAAE5D0F3B08" author="Steindachner, F" box="[835,1046,1345,1368]" pageId="2" pageNumber="145" refId="ref3602" refString="Steindachner, F., 1867. Zoologischer Theil, Band 1. Reptilien. In: Reise der osterreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wullerstorf-Urbair. Kaiserlich- Koniglischen Hof-und Staatsdruckerei, Wien. 98 pp + Pls. I- III." type="book" year="1867">Steindachner, 1867</bibRefCitation>
) 
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<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA43AFAAE5C533B08" box="[1063,1354,1345,1368]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">Rhinophidion nicobaricum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was based on the 
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NMW 23461 and the midbody scale count of the original description was specified as “…circa 23 Längsreihen (in Mitte der Köperlänge..)” and the subcaudal count is 36. In fact, in 
<bibRefCitation id="366F4B7A786AFF8DA421FA2E5DC43B88" author="Greer, A" box="[1084,1245,1473,1496]" pageId="2" pageNumber="145" pagination="116 - 156" refId="ref3262" refString="Greer, A. E., 1985. The relationships of the lizard genera Anelytropsis and Dibamus. Journal of Herpetology, 19 (1): 116 - 156." type="journal article" year="1985">Greer’s (1985)</bibRefCitation>
review of the genus, there was some hesitation in synonymising the Nicobarese population with 
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<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA3E9F9EE5D483848" box="[1012,1105,1537,1560]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">leucurus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(presumably for the fact that only a single specimen- the NMW holotype- was examined). Based on the diagnosable characters separating the Nicobarese populations from 
<taxonomicName id="95FE4D08786AFF8DA498F98E5DFB3828" baseAuthorityName="Bleeker" baseAuthorityYear="1860" box="[1157,1250,1633,1656]" class="Reptilia" family="Dibamidae" genus="Dibamus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="145" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="leucurus">
<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA498F98E5DFB3828" box="[1157,1250,1633,1656]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">leucurus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(including complete vs incomplete rostral sutures; subcaudals 31-39 vs 41-52; snout acute vs rounded; lanceolate vs triangular infralabials; and infralabial length over 75% head width vs ca. 50% head width), and the fact that only a single (but locally widespread) species has been collected from these islands, despite recent intensive surveys (see 
<bibRefCitation id="366F4B7A786AFF8DA425F8CE5DB03968" author="Das, I" box="[1080,1193,1825,1848]" pageId="2" pageNumber="145" pagination="43 - 77" refId="ref3126" refString="Das, I., 1999. Biogeography of the amphibians and reptiles of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In: Ota, H. (ed.), Tropical island herpetofauna. Origin, current diversity and conservation. Pp. 43 - 77. Elsevier Science B. V., Amsterdam." type="book chapter" year="1999">Das, 1999</bibRefCitation>
), 
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<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA4A0F8CE5DC93968" box="[1213,1232,1825,1848]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">D</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="608AEA99786AFF8DA4C2F8CE5C473968" box="[1247,1374,1825,1848]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="145">nicobaricus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
warrants retention as a valid species.
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