An expanded description, natural history, and genetic variation of the recently described cobra species Naja fuxi Shi et al., 2022

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doi:10.3897/vz.73.e89339

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Vertebrate Zoology 73: 257-276
https://doi.org/10.3897/vz.73.e89339 (27 Mar 2023)

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