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- 12 March 2012
- 12 March 2012About a new amphibian family with ancient links to Africa: tribute to a neglected pioneerShow More
The discovery of a novel family of caecilian from northeastern India, with close relations in Africa by Kamei et al. [1], deserves praise. However, I would like to highlight an alleged claim in the publication. The claim to having found, in the authors' own words, an 'unexpected' sister-group relationship with the exclusively African family Herpelidae, warrants scrutiny. As credited by the authors', the type species desi...
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