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Mitogenome Announcement

The complete mitogenome of the Eurasian blindsnake Xerotyphlops vermicularis (Reptilia, Typhlopidae)

Panagiotis KorniliosDepartment of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; ;The Molecular Ecology Backshop, Loutraki, Greece; ;Institute of Evolutionary Biology, CSIC - Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37–49, BarcelonaE-08003, SpainCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 1990-1991 | Received 22 Apr 2019, Accepted 03 May 2019, Published online: 21 May 2019

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