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Small mammals of the mid-Araguaia River in central Brazil, with the description of a new species of climbing rat

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Rocha, Rita G., Ferreira, Eduardo, Costa, Barbara M. A., Martins, Iracy C. M., Leite, Yuri L. R., Costa, Leonora P., Fonseca, Carlos (2011): Small mammals of the mid-Araguaia River in central Brazil, with the description of a new species of climbing rat. Zootaxa 2789: 1-34, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206170

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