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Short Communication

First record of the colubrid snake Platyceps ventromaculatus (Reptilia: Colubridae) for Afghanistan

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Pages 186-188 | Received 10 Oct 2021, Accepted 18 Mar 2022, Published online: 13 Apr 2022

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