Comments on the “A checklist of mammals with historical records from Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalaya landscape, India”
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A critical review on the article published in the Auguts 2020 issue of JoTT, "“A checklist of mammals with historical records from Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalaya landscape, India” is presented.
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