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369:International Union for Conservation of Nature
554:"Inclusion of Uroplatus spp. in Appendix II"
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787:fimbriatus
574:2 November
445:References
309:fimbriatus
263:Madagascar
157:Gekkonidae
838:Uroplatus
357:Uroplatus
333:nocturnal
325:Bronx Zoo
292:Uroplatus
281:Etymology
207:Schneider
175:Species:
168:Uroplatus
113:Kingdom:
107:Eukaryota
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305:specific
225:Synonyms
153:Family:
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137:Reptilia
127:Chordata
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117:Animalia
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375:Gallery
340:Threats
299:of two
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287:generic
259:endemic
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568:(PDF)
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365:CITES
307:name
301:Greek
256:gecko
800:6081
756:NCBI
743:IUCN
730:ITIS
691:GBIF
652:BOLD
576:2008
537:2015
509:ISBN
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