Second Record of Onychophora (Peripatidae) in Vietnam
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https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v5i1.195Abstract
With the exception of the Malay Peninsula, onychophorans have only recently been reported from mainland Southeast Asia. Here we report the second record of an onychophoran from Vietnam.
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Onychophora, Vietnam, Quang Ngai, Southeast Asia, Truong Son Mountains
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