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Issue: Vol. 5647 No. 1: 12 Jun. 2025
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2025-06-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5647.1.7
Page range: 96-100
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Resurrection of the dead: on the validity of the micro-endemic lizard Mediodactylus dehakroensis (Masroor, 2009) from Pakistan

Zoological Sciences Division; Pakistan Museum of Natural History; Garden Avenue; Shakarparian; Islamabad-44000; Pakistan
Zoological Sciences Division; Pakistan Museum of Natural History; Garden Avenue; Shakarparian; Islamabad-44000; Pakistan
Department of Zoology; Comenius University in Bratislava; Ilkovičova 6; Mlynská dolina; 842 15; Bratislava; Slovakia
Reptilia Mediodactylus dehakroensis Pakistan

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How to Cite

Masroor, R., Amir, S.A. & Jablonski, D. (2025) Resurrection of the dead: on the validity of the micro-endemic lizard Mediodactylus dehakroensis (Masroor, 2009) from Pakistan. Zootaxa, 5647 (1), 96–100. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5647.1.7