Animalia > Chordata > Squamata > Colubridae > Platyceps > Platyceps najadumPlatyceps najadum (Dahls Wipe Snake)Synonyms: Coluber dahlii; Coluber livaceus; Coluber najadum (homotypic); Coluber najadum albitemporalis; Coluber najadum kalymnensis; Coluber olivaceus; Platyceps najadum dahlii; Tyria dahlii; Tyria najadum (homotypic); Zamenis dahli Platyceps najadum, known commonly as Dahl's whip snake, is a species of snake in the genus Platyceps of the family Colubridae. It was first described by Karl Eichwald in 1831. |
| Adult Weight [1] | 2.094 lbs (950 g) |  | | Gestation [1] | 45 days | | Litter Size [1] | 10 |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
Use |
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Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests |
Greece, Turkey, Macedonia |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Anatolian conifer and deciduous mixed forests |
Turkey |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Arabian Desert and East Sahero-Arabian xeric shrublands |
Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Egypt , Iraq, Jordan, Syria |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Azerbaijan shrub desert and steppe |
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Balkan mixed forests |
Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests |
Iran, Azerbaijan |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Caucasus mixed forests |
Georgia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Armenia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Central Anatolian deciduous forests |
Turkey |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Central Anatolian steppe |
Turkey |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Central Persian desert basins |
Iran, Afghanistan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Crimean Submediterranean forest complex |
Russia, Ukraine |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Cyprus Mediterranean forests |
Cyprus |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Eastern Anatolian montane steppe |
Iran, Turkey, Armenia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests |
Turkey, Jordan, Israel, Syria |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Elburz Range forest steppe |
Iran |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Euxine-Colchic broadleaf forests |
Turkey |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Illyrian deciduous forests |
Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Kopet Dag woodlands and forest steppe |
Iran, Turkmenistan |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Kuh Rud and Eastern Iran montane woodlands |
Iran |
Palearctic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Mesopotamian shrub desert |
Iraq, Syria, Jordan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Middle East steppe |
Syria, Iraq |
Palearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Northern Anatolian conifer and deciduous forests |
Turkey |
Palearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Pindus Mountains mixed forests |
Albania, Greece |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Registan-North Pakistan sandy desert |
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Rodope montane mixed forests |
Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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South Iran Nubo-Sindian desert and semi-desert |
Iran, Iraq, Pakistan |
Palearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests |
Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Tigris-Euphrates alluvial salt marsh |
Iran, Iraq |
Palearctic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Tyrrhenian-Adriatic sclerophyllous and mixed forests |
France, Italy |
Palearctic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Zagros Mountains forest steppe |
Iran |
Palearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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| Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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AISTHITIKO DASOS KOILADAS TEMPON |
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3301 |
Greece |
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AKROKORINTHOS |
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1457 |
Greece |
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AKRONAFPLIA KAI PALAMIDI |
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905 |
Greece |
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ALYKI LEFKIMÌIS (KERKYRA) |
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600 |
Greece |
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AMVRAKIKOS KOLPOS, DELTA LOUROU KAI ARACHTHOU (PETRA, MYTIKAS, EVRYTERI PERIOCHI) |
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71136 |
Greece |
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AMVRAKIKOS KOLPOS, LIMNOTHALASSA KATAFOURKO KAI KORAKONISIA |
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56861 |
Greece |
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ANATOLIKI KEA |
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17681 |
Greece |
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DELTA ACHELOOU, LIMNOTHALASSA MESOLONGIOU - AITOLIKOU, EKVOLES EVINOU, NISOI ECHINADES, NISOS PETALA |
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87747 |
Greece |
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EKVOLES (DELTA) PINEIOU |
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2233 |
Greece |
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EKVOLES EVROTA |
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13269 |
Greece |
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ESOTERIKO ARCHIPELAGOS IONIOU (MEGANISI, ARKOUDI, ATOKOS, VROMONAS) |
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218276 |
Greece |
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ETHNIKOS DRYMOS PRESPON |
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65762 |
Greece |
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FENGARI SAMOTHRAKIS, ANATOLIKES AKTES, VRACHONISSIDA ZOURAFA KAI THALASSIA ZONI |
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40619 |
Greece |
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Kavkazskiy Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
692723 |
Krasnodar, Karachay-Cherkessia, Adygea, Russia |
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KOILADA ACHELOOU KAI ORI VALTOU |
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115492 |
Greece |
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KOLPOS LAGANA ZAKYNTHOU (AKR. GERAKI - KERI) KAI NISIDES MARATHONISI KAI PELOUZO |
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17193 |
Greece |
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Kopetdagh Zapovednik State Nature Reserve |
Ia |
125705 |
Turkmenistan |
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KOS: AKROTIRIO LOUROS - LIMNI PSALIDI - OROS DIKAIOS - ALYKI - PARAKTIA THALASSIA ZONI |
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25052 |
Greece |
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LESVOS: DYTIKI CHERSONISOS - APOLITHOMENO DASOS |
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51440 |
Greece |
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LESVOS: KOLPOS KALLONIS KAI CHERSAIA PARAKTIA ZONI |
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45248 |
Greece |
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LESVOS: PARAKTIOI YGROTOPOI KOLPOU KALLONIS |
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8681 |
Greece |
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LIMNES TRICHONIDA KAI LYSIMACHEIA |
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35286 |
Greece |
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LIMNES VOULKARIA KAI SALTINI |
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7716 |
Greece |
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LIMNI IOANNINON |
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6647 |
Greece |
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LIMNOTHALASSA ANTINIOTI (KERKYRA) |
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464 |
Greece |
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LIMNOTHALASSA KALOGRIAS, DASOS STROFYLIAS KAI ELOS LAMIAS, ARAXOS |
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8732 |
Greece |
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LIMNOTHALASSA PYLOU (DIVARI) KAI NISOS SFAKTIRIA, AGIOS DIMITRIOS |
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8777 |
Greece |
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LIMNOTHALASSES STENON LEFKADAS (PALIONIS - AVLIMON) KAI ALYKES LEFKADAS |
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5296 |
Greece |
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NISOI SAPIENTZA KAI SCHIZA, AKROTIRIO AKRITAS |
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27903 |
Greece |
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OLYMPIA |
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778 |
Greece |
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ORI BARMPAS, KLOKOS, FARANGI SELINOUNTA |
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38809 |
Greece |
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ORI GIDOVOUNI, CHIONOVOUNI, GAIDOUROVOUNI, KORAKIA, KALOGEROVOUNI, KOULOCHERA KAI PERIOCHI MONEMVASI |
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71161 |
Greece |
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OROS MAINALO |
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56026 |
Greece |
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OROS PANACHAIKO |
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30195 |
Greece |
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OROS PANAITOLIKO |
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45818 |
Greece |
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OROS PARNITHA |
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36825 |
Greece |
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OROS TAYGETOS |
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131874 |
Greece |
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PERIOCHI NEAPOLIS KAI NISOS ELAFONISOS |
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13575 |
Greece |
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RODOS: AKRAMYTIS, ARMENISTIS, ATTAVYROS, REMATA KAI THALASSIA ZONI (KARAVOLA-ORMOS GLYFADA) |
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68439 |
Greece |
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RODOS: PROFITIS ILIAS - EPTA PIGES PETALOUDES - REMATA |
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28205 |
Greece |
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SAMOS: PARALIA ALYKI |
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745 |
Greece |
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SAMOTHRAKI: OROS FENGARI KAI PARAKTIA ZONI |
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51946 |
Greece |
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STENA ALIAKMONA |
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8954 |
Greece |
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Syunt-Khasardagh Zapovednik State Nature Reserve |
Ia |
105306 |
Turkmenistan |
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VALIA KALNTA KAI TECHNITI LIMNI AOOU |
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36227 |
Greece |
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VOREIODYTIKI KYTHNOS: OROS ATHERAS - AKROTIRIO KEFALOS KAI PARAKTIA ZONI |
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7055 |
Greece |
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VOUNA EVROU |
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104705 |
Greece |
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YGROTOPOS EKVOLON KALAMA KAI NISOS PRASOUDI |
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21108 |
Greece |
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YGROTOPOS SCHINIA |
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5138 |
Greece |
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YMITTOS - AISTHITIKO DASOS KAISARIANIS - LIMNI VOULIAGMENIS |
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21793 |
Greece |
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| Name |
Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
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Caucasus |
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Russia, Turkey |
No |
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Irano-Anatolian |
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Turkmenistan |
No |
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Mediterranean Basin |
Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Portugal, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey |
No |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109 ♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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