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- 1 2 Mitchell, Natasha; Browning, Julie. "A frog's life: Herpetologist Margaret Davies". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing Ltd. p. 262. ISBN 978-1907807411 . Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ Claridge, Alice (23 June 2014). "160 years: 'Newsprint' runs in family's veins". The Mercury . Retrieved 10 July 2018.
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