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Earless Monitor Lizards in Borneo

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IN an earlier communication1, the first living record of an earless monitor lizard (Lanthanotus borneensis) from West Borneo was described. It was afterwards suggested that, despite the great rarity attached to it by previous authors2, the species might eventually prove to be overlooked rather than unknown3.

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  1. Harrisson, T., and Haile, N. S., Nature, 190, 1213 (1961).

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HARRISSON, T. Earless Monitor Lizards in Borneo. Nature 198, 407–408 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/198407a0

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