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1. The first finding of the snake mite Ophionyssus natricis (Acari: Mesostigmata: Gamasina) in Kazakhstan
2. Recent recolonisation of West Siberia and northern cryptic refugia in the grass snake Natrix natrix scutata (Pallas, 1771) (Squamata: Natricidae)
3. Exceedingly low genetic diversity in snow leopards due to persistently small population size
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