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- ↑ "Faculty History Project, Memoir, Arnold G. Kluge, Regents' Proceedings 341". University of Michigan. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ↑ Dixon, James R.; Kluge, Arnold G. (26 March 1964). "A New Gekkonid Lizard Genus from Australia". Copeia. 1964 (1): 174. doi:10.2307/1440848. JSTOR 1440848.
- ↑ Aprasia pseudopulchella at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ "Aprasia pseudopulchella — Flinders Ranges Worm-lizard". Species Profile and Threats Database . Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australian Government. 2023. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
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