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- ↑ "Caribherp". www.caribherp.org. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ↑ "AmphibiaWeb". amphibiaweb.org:8000/index.html. Archived from the original on 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ↑ "The Reptile Database". www.reptile-database.org. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
