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- ↑ Crother, Brian I., ed. (2012). Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in our Understanding (PDF). (7th ed.). Herpetological Circular No. 39. Shoreview, MN: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. ISBN 978-0-916984-85-4 . Retrieved September 17, 2017.
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