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References
- ↑ Browne-Cooper, R.; Bush, B.; Maryan, B. & Robinson, D. (2007). "Island species lists; Recherché Archipelago". Reptiles and Frogs in the Bush: Southwestern Australia. University of Western Australia Press. p. 281. ISBN 978-1-920694-74-6.
- ↑ "Reptiles database: area search". FaunaBase. Western Australian Museum . Retrieved 1 April 2008.
Specimen records (Israelite Bay)
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