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Studies on the comparative anatomy of the tail in sauria and rhynchocephalia

I.Sphenodon punctatus Gray

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  1. Department of Biology, St. Andrew’s College, Gorakhpur, U. P.

    Syed Muzammil Ali

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(Communicated by Mr. Beni Charan Mahendra,F.Z.S., F.A.Sc.)

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Ali, S.M. Studies on the comparative anatomy of the tail in sauria and rhynchocephalia. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 13, 171–192 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03049153

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