Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Related bibliographies: Reptiles Lizards Agamidae Asia Malay Archipelago Middle East Taxonomy of the genus Calotes Biodiversity of the family Agamidae Bibliography of the genus Calotes (South Asian Forest Agamas) (Reptilia: Sauria: Agamidae) Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted. Calotes in general Aengals, R. 1995. Reptilian fauna in the plantation of Valparai, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu. Cobra (Madras) 19: 21-23. Annandale, N. 1912. The rupture of the egg-shell in the genus Calotes. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 21: 1099-1100. Banerjee, S.; Basu, K.C. 1980. Occurrence of Calotes (Reptilia: Agamidae) in the prehistoric site of Harappa, Pakistan. Bulletin of the Zoological Survey of India 3(1-2): 19-21. Delleman, K. 1969. Een Calotes-praatje. Aquarium (Den Haag) 39: 218-221. Devaraj, A. 1993. An experiment on the efficacy of three snakes, Eryx conicus, Eryx johni and Ptyas mucosus in the control of the field rat Bandicoota bengalensis. Cobra (Madras) 14: 19-22. Gans, C. 1977. Locomotor responses of Calotes to water (Agamidae: Sauria). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 74(2): 361-363. Hallermann, J. 2000. A new species of Calotes from the Moluccas (Indonesia), with notes on the biogeography of the genus (Sauria: Agamidae). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 49(1-4): 155-163. Hallermann, J.; Böhme, W. 2000. A review of the genus Pseudocalotes (Squamata: Agamidae), with description of a new species from West Malaysia. Amphibia-Reptilia 21(2): 193-210. Heselhaus, R. 1984. Beobachtungen an Schönechsen (Calotes) auf den Malediven. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 37(2): 74-76. Liu, F. 2007. Varanus bengalensis (Bengal monitor) prey. Biawak 1(2): 83. Ota, H.; Hikida, T. 1991. Taxonomic review of the lizards of the genus Calotes Cuvier 1817 (Agamidae Squamata) from Sabah, Malaysia. Tropical Zoology 4(2): 179-192. Pal, S.; Vijayakumar, S.P.; Shanker, K.; Jayarajan, A.; Deepak, V. 2018. A systematic revision of Calotes Cuvier, 1817 (Squamata: Agamidae) from the Western Ghats adds two genera and reveals two new species. Zootaxa 4482(3): 401–450. Sinha, P.P. 1985. Some observations on food habits of two species of lizards of western Rajasthan. Plant Protection Bulletin (Faridabad) 37(3-4): 35-36. Sivasubramanian, C. 1987. A note on the rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) feeding on calotes. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 83(Suppl.) (Centenary issue) ["1986"]: 197. Ulber, T. 1986. Ein Beitrag zur 'Knickschwanz' - Problematik bei Calotes Cuvier, 1817. Sauria (Berlin) 8(3): 21-22. Wermuth, H. 1970. Schönechsen der Gattung Calotes. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 23: 257. Werner, F. 1904. Beschreibung neuer Reptilien aus den Gattungen Acanthosaura, Calotes, Gastropholis uand Typhlops. Zoologischer Anzeiger 27: 461-464. Zug, G.R.; Jacobs, J.F.; Vindum, J.V.; Win, K.S. 2010. Non-reproductive seasonal colour change in a population of Calotes "versicolor" from Myanmar (Squamata: Agamidae). Salamandra 46(2): 104-107. Calotes bachae Hartmann, T.; Geissler, P.; Poyarkov, N.A.; Ihlow, F.; Galoyan, E.A.; Rödder, D.; Böhme, W. 2013. A new species of the genus Calotes Cuvier, 1817 (Squamata: Agamidae) from southern Vietnam. Zootaxa 3599(3): 246-260. Manthey, U.; Manthey, S. 2017. Amphibien und Reptilien von Laos – ein Reisebericht Teil 3: Die Provinz Champasak im Süden (März 2006). Sauria (Berlin) 39(4): 3-18. Calotes bhutanensis Biswas, S. 1976. Reptilia from Bhutan with description of a new species of Calotes Rafinesque. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 72(3) [1975]: 774-777. Calotes calotes Ajith, V.P. 2000. Strange death of a snake. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 97(2): 286. Erdelen, W. 1978. Distributional patterns of the genus Calotes (Sauria Agamidae) of Sri Lanka. Loris 14(6): 350-353. Erdelen, W. 1984. The genus Calotes (Sauria, Agamidae) in Sri Lanka: distribution patterns. Journal of Biogeography 11(6): 515-525. Erdelen, W. 1986. The genus Calotes (Sauria: Agamidae) in Sri Lanka: clutch sizes and reproductive seasonality of Calotes versicolor - preliminary results. Spixiana 9(1): 111-115. Erdelen, W. 1988. Population dynamics and dispersal in three species of agamid lizards in Sri Lanka: Calotes calotes, C. versicolor and C. nigrilabris. Journal of Herpetology 22(1): 42-52. Gabadage, D.E.; Thasun Amarasinghe, A.A.; Bahir, M.M. 2009. Notes on the ovipositional behavior of Calotes calotes (Linnaeus, 1758) (Reptilia: Agamidae) in Sri Lanka. Herpetotropicos 5(1): 21-24. Ganesh, S.R.; Arumugam, M. 2016. Species richness of montane herpetofauna of southern Eastern Ghats, India: a historical resume and a descriptive checklist. Russian Journal of Herpetology 23(1): 7-24. Jayasekara, D.; Dharmarathne, C. 2018. Colour change as an anti-predatory mechanism in Green Forest Lizard (Calotes calotes) sighted at the Wasgamuwa National Park, Sri Lanka. Herpetology Notes 11: 675-678. Kalaiarasan, V.; Kannan, P. 1994. Range extension of southern green lizard (Calotes calotes Linn, 1958 [1758]). Cobra (Madras) 15: 14. Kannan, P.; Bhupathy, S. 1997. Breeding data of some agamid lizards from the Western Ghats. Hamadryad 22(1): 56-57. Kannan, P.; Kalaiarasan, V. 2005. A note on the breeding biology of agamid lizards. Cobra (Chennai) 61: 21-24. Karthikeyan, S. 1993. On the breeding of the green calotes Calotes calotes (Linn.). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 90(2): 295. Mathew, A.P. 1944. Observations on the egg-laying habits of the lizard Calotes ophiomachus. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 45: 92-3. Pawlowski, S.; Krämer, C. 2007. Habitatbeobachtungen der Grünen Gartenagame, Calotes calotes (Linnaeus, 1758) auf Sri Lanka. Sauria (Berlin) 29(4): 43-48. Prasad, J.N.; Jayanth, M.S. 1992. Southern green calotes Calotes calotes (Linn.) at Bandipur. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 88(2): 291. Rathinasabapathy, B.; Gupta, B.K. 1998. A note on reproduction in Calotes calotes at Anaikatty, western Ghats. Hamadryad 22(2): 128-129. Silva, A. de 1997. Calotes claotes [calotes] (Linnaeus, 1758) (Reptilia: Agamidae) feeding on Merremia angustifolia flowers. Lyriocephalus 3(1): 36. Somaweera, R. 2005. First record of sparassid spider preying on an agamid lizard (Calotes calotes) in Sri Lanka. Reptile RAP 7: 12. Taylor, E.H. 1951. Egg-laying behavior of an Oriental agamid lizard. Herpetologica 7: 59-60. Calotes ceylonensis Erdelen, W. 1984. The genus Calotes (Sauria, Agamidae) in Sri Lanka: distribution patterns. Journal of Biogeography 11(6): 515-525. Pradeep, W.A.A.D.G.; Amarasinghe, A.A.T. 2009. Ovipositional behavior of Calotes ceylonensis Mueller, 1887 (Reptilia: Agamidae) observed in the central province of Sri Lanka. Taprobanica 1(1): 24-27. Calotes chincollium Vindum, J.V.; Win, H.; Thin, T.; Lwin, K.S.; Shein, A.K.; Tun, H. 2003. A new Calotes (Squamata: Agamidae) from the Indo-Burman range of western Myanmar (Burma). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 54(1-8): 1-16. Calotes desilvai Bahir, M.M.; Maduwage, K.P. 2005. Calotes desilvai, a new species of agamid lizard from Morningside Forest, Sri Lanka. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 12: 381-392. Calotes emma Ali Reza, A.H.M.; Mukul, S.A. 2009. Geographic distribution: Calotes emma (Spiny-headed Forest Lizard). Herpetological Review 40(4): 451. Cheke, A.S. 1973. Two lizard records for Chiang Mai Province. Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society 24(3-4): 472. Gairdner, K.G. 1915. Notes on the fauna and flora of Ratburi and Petchaburi districts (Part II). Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam 1(3): 131-156. Kritpetcharat, O.; Kritpetcharat, C.; Luangpirom, A.; Watcharanon, P. 1999. Karyotype of four Agamidae species from the Phu Phan National Park in Thailand. Science Asia 25(4): 185-188. Majumder, J.; Agarwala, B.K. 2015. Calotes emma Gray, 1845 (Squamata: Agamidae): range extension and new addition to the reptilian fauna of Tripura, northeast India. Check List 11(2)(Article 1562): 1-3-. Manthey, U.; Manthey, S. 2017. Amphibians and reptiles encountered in Laos: a travel report. Part 2: Lao Pako & Luang Namtha with a detour to Xishuangbanna, China (Feb./March 2003). Sauria (Berlin) 39(3): 3-24. Manthey, U.; Manthey, S. 2017. Amphibien und Reptilien von Laos – ein Reisebericht Teil 3: Die Provinz Champasak im Süden (März 2006). Sauria (Berlin) 39(4): 3-18. Mathew, R. 2004. On an abnormal specimen of Calotes emma and notes on Japalura planidorsata. Hamadryad 28(1-2): 127-128. Ota, H.; Diong, C.H.; Tan, E.C.; Yong, H.S. 2002. Karyotypes of four agamid lizards from Southeast Asia. Current Herpetology 21(1): 35-41. Sanyal, D.P.; Sur, S. 1995. Reptilia. pp. 51-62. In: Ghose, R.K. Fauna of Kanha Tiger Reserve Madhya Pradesh. Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta. 117 pp. Schaedla, W.H. 2004. Anomalous (?) nocturnal feeding by the agamid lizard Calotes emma in northeastern Thailand. Asiatic Herpetological Research 10: 295-297. Calotes grandisquamis Chandramouli, S.R. 2009. An aberrant specimen of Calotes grandisquamis (Günther, 1875) (Reptilia: Agamidae) with comments on its altitudinal distribution. Taprobanica 1(2): 111-114. Ganesh, S.R.; Chandramouli, S.R. 2013. Identification of two similar Indian agamid lizards Calotes nemoricola Jerdon, 1853 and C. grandisquamis Gunther, 1875. Russian Journal of Herpetology 20(1): 33-35. Vijaya, J. 1984. A Calotes grandisquamis nest. Hamadryad 9(2): 19. Calotes htunwini Zug, G.R.; Brown, H.H.K.; Schulte, J.A.; Vindum, J.V. 2006. Systematics of the garden lizards, Calotes versicolor group (Reptilia, Squamata, Agamidae), in Myanmar: central dry zone populations. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 57(1-11): 35-68. Calotes irawadi Zug, G.R.; Brown, H.H.K.; Schulte, J.A.; Vindum, J.V. 2006. Systematics of the garden lizards, Calotes versicolor group (Reptilia, Squamata, Agamidae), in Myanmar: central dry zone populations. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 57(1-11): 35-68. Calotes jerdoni Gogoi, J.; Sengupta, S.; Gayen, N.C. 2001. Lizards of Kamrup District, Assam, India. Environment and Ecology (Kalyani) 19(1): 162-167. Harit, D.N. 2007. First record of occurrence of an agamid lizard Calotes jerdoni Gunther (Reptilia: Agamidae) from Mizoram State, India and a note on its feeding and egg laying behaviour. Himalayan Journal of Environment and Zoology 21(1): 135-140. Venning, F.E.W. 1912. Some notes on the hatching of the agamoid lizard (Calotes jerdoni). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 21: 690-692. Calotes liocephalus Amarasinghe, A.A.; Karunarathna, D.M.S.S.; Gabadage, D.E. 2009. Current status of Calotes liocephalus Gunther, 1872 (Reptilia: Agamidae) of Sri Lanka. Journal of Threatened Taxa 1(11): 553-557. Erdelen, W. 1984. The genus Calotes (Sauria, Agamidae) in Sri Lanka: distribution patterns. Journal of Biogeography 11(6): 515-525. Erdelen, W. 1986. The genus Calotes (Sauria: Agamidae) in Sri Lanka: clutch sizes and reproductive seasonality of Calotes versicolor - preliminary results. Spixiana 9(1): 111-115. Silva, A. de; Bauer, A.M.; Goonewardene, S.; Drake, J.; Nathanael, S.; Chandraratne, W.P.R.; Somathilaka, S.A.U.S. 2005. Status of the agamids in the Knuckles Massif with special reference to Calotes liocephalus Gunther, 1872 and Cophotis ceylanica Peters, 1861. Lyriocephalus 6(1-2): 43-52. Thasun Amarasinghe, A.A.; Suranjan Karunarathna, D.M.S. 2008. Observations on the ovipositional behavior of the crest-less lizard Calotes liocephalus (Reptilia: Agamidae) in the knuckles forest region of Sri Lanka. Asiatic Herpetological Research 11: 13-16. Calotes liolepis Asela, M.D.C.; Karunarathna, D.M.S.S.; Priyankara, S.K.I.U.; Abeywardena, U.T.I.; Sirimanna, D.G.R. 2007. Some notes on egg laying of Calotes liolepis Boulenger, 1885 (Reptilia: Agamidae) observed in two wet zone forests of Sri Lanka. Zoos' Print Journal 22(12): 2941-2942. Asela, M.D.C.; Ukuwela, K.D.B.; Bandra, I.N.; Kandambi, H.K.D.; Surasinghe, T.D.; Karunarathna, D.M.S.S. 2012. Natural history and current distribution patterns of Calotes liolepis Boulenger, 1885 (Reptilia: Agamidae: Draconinae) in Sri Lanka. Herpetotropicos 8(1-2): 39-47. Erdelen, W. 1984. The genus Calotes (Sauria, Agamidae) in Sri Lanka: distribution patterns. Journal of Biogeography 11(6): 515-525. Karunarathna, D.M.S.S.; Bandara, I.N.; Chanaka, A.W.A. 2009. The ovipositional behaviour of the endemic whistling lizard Calotes liolepis Boulenger, 1885 (Reptilia: Agamidae) in the Knuckles forest region of Sri Lanka. Acta Herpetologica 4(1): 47-56. Calotes manamendrai Amarasinghe, A.A.T.; Karunarathna, D.M.S.S.; Fujinuma, J. 2014. A new Calotes species from Sri Lanka with a redescription of Calotes liolepis Boulenger, 1885. Herpetologica 70(3): 323-338. Calotes maria Das, A.; Sharma, P.; Surendran, H.; Nath, A.; Ghosh, S.; Dutta, D.; Mondol, J.; Wangdi, Y. 2016. Addition to the herpetofauna of Royal Manas National Park, Bhutan, with six new country records. Herpetology Notes 9: 261-278. Gogoi, J.; Sengupta, S.; Gayen, N.C. 2001. Lizards of Kamrup District, Assam, India. Environment and Ecology (Kalyani) 19(1): 162-167. Lalremsanga, H.T.; Khawlhring, L.; Lalrotluanga 2010. Three additional lizard (Squamata: Sauria) records for Mizoram, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 2(2): 718-720. Sangma, M.A.; Saikia, P.K. 2014. New records of lizards in Tura peak of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya, India. Journal on New Biological Reports 3(3): 175-181. Calotes medogensis Zhao, E.; Li, S. 1984. [A new species of Calotes (Lacertilia: Agamidae) from Xizang (Tibet)]. (In Chinese, English summary). Acta Herpetologica Sinica 3(4): 77-78. Calotes minor Deepak, V.; Vyas, R.; Giri, V.B.; Karanth, K.P. 2015. A taxonomic mystery for more than 180 years: the identity and systematic position of Brachysaura minor (Hardwicke & Gray, 1827). Vertebrate Zoology 65(3): 371-381. Ingle, M.; Sarsavan, A.; Pawar, M. 2012. Brachysaura minor (Hardwicke & Gray, 1827) (Sauria: Agamidae: Agaminae) in Madhya Pradesh, Indien, mit Anmerkungen zu Morphologie, Verbreitung und Lebensweise. Sauria (Berlin) 34(4): 47-55. Khan, M.S.; Kumar, M. 2010. Notes on morphology, habits, ecology and distribution of short-tailed ground agama; Brachysaura minor (Hardwicke and gray 1827). Pakistan Journal of Wildlife 1(1): 31-35. Perveen, Z.; Iffat, F.; Auffenberg, W. 1988. New reptile records for Pakistan. Herpetological Review 19(3): 61. Vyas, R.; Singh, H. 1998. Short tailed agama in southeast Rajasthan. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 95(2): 348-349. Calotes mystaceus Amber, E.D.; Waengsothorn, S.; Strine, C.T. 2017. Natural history notes: Calotes mystaceus (Moustached Crested Lizard). Defensive behaviors. Herpetological Review 48(3): 640. Cooper, W.E. 1989. Absence of prey odor discrimination by iguanid and agamid lizards in applicator tests. Copeia 1989(2): 472-478. Gairdner, K.G. 1915. Notes on the fauna and flora of Ratburi and Petchaburi districts (Part II). Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam 1(3): 131-156. Grossmann, W. 1999. Grosse Echsen als Beute der Schmuckbaumschlange Chrysopelea ornata ornatissima Werner, 1925. Sauria (Berlin) 21(3): 3-6. Kritpetcharat, O.; Kritpetcharat, C.; Luangpirom, A.; Watcharanon, P. 1999. Karyotype of four Agamidae species from the Phu Phan National Park in Thailand. Science Asia 25(4): 185-188. Lalremsanga, H.T.; Khawlhring, L.; Lalrotluanga 2010. Three additional lizard (Squamata: Sauria) records for Mizoram, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 2(2): 718-720. Saijuntha, W.; Khumkratok, S.; Wongpakam, K.; Thanonkeo, S.; Senakhun, C.; Appamaraka, S.; Yodsiri, S.; Thongnetr, W.; Pilap, W.; Kongbuntad, W.; Tawong, W.; Agatsuma, T.; Petney, T.N.; Tantrawatpan, C. 2017. Genetic diversity and population structure of blue-crested lizard, Calotes mystaceus Dumeril & Bibron, 1837 (Squamata: Agamidae) in Thailand. Journal of Genetics 96(2): 377-382 Smith, M.A. 1915. On the breeding habits and color changes in the lizard, Calotes mystaceus. Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam 1(4): 256-257. Calotes nemoricola Balakrishna, S.; Achary, N.; Kumar, A. 2012. Observations on the ovipositional behaviour of the Nilgiri forest lizard Calotes nemoricola (Jerdon, 1853). (Squamata: Agamidae) in Hulikal, Karnataka, India. Herpetology Notes 5: 441-443. Ganesh, S.R.; Chandramouli, S.R. 2013. Identification of two similar Indian agamid lizards Calotes nemoricola Jerdon, 1853 and C. grandisquamis Gunther, 1875. Russian Journal of Herpetology 20(1): 33-35. Karthikeyan, S.; Athreya, R.M.; Prasad, J.N. 1993. A range extension of Calotes nemoricola from the Anaimalais, Western Ghats. Hamadryad 18: 45-46. Naniwadekar, R.; Deepak, V. 2008. New distribution record for Calotes nemoricola Jerdon, 1853 from the Kudremukh Hills, Karnataka, India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 105(1): 99. Sreenivasula, Y.; Subramanyam, G.; Rajarami Reddy, G. 1996. Cardiotoxicity of the grasshopper, Poecilocerus pictus defensive secretion in the garden lizard, Calotes nemoricola. Entomon 21(1): 19-21. Subba Rao, M.V. 1970. Studies on the biology of two selected lizards of Tirupati. British Journal of Herpetology 4(6): 151-154. Subba Rao, M.V.; Rajabai, B.S. 1972. Reproduction in the ground lizard, Sitana ponticeriana and the garden lizard, Calotes nemoricola. British Journal of Herpetology 4(10): 245-251. Subba Rao, M.V.; Rajabai, B.S. 1972. Ecological aspects of the agamid lizards Sitana ponticeriana and Calotes nemoricola in India. Herpetologica 28(3): 285-289. Subba Rao, M.V.; Rajabai, B.S. 1972. Reproduction in the ground lizard, Sitana ponticeriana and garden lizard, Calotes nemoricola. British Journal of Herpetology 4(10): 245-251. Subba Rao, M.V.; Rajabai, B.S. 1974. Time course of laboratory acclimation in the ground lizard, Sitana ponticeriana and the garden lizard, Calotes nemoricola. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences (B) 79(2): 96-102. Thomas, J.; Jahas, S.; Easa, P.S. 1997. Status and distribution of reptiles in Wayanad, Kerala. Cobra (Madras) 28: 25-30. Whitaker, R.; Das, I. 1990. Scrubland Calotes nemoricola? Hamadryad 15(1): 29-30. Calotes nigrigularis Das, I.; Lakim, M. 2008. A second specimen of Complicitus nigricularis (Ota & Hikida, 1991). Hamadryad 32(1): 71-73. Ota, H.; Hikida, T. 1991. Taxonomic review of the lizards of the genus Calotes Cuvier 1817 (Agamidae Squamata) from Sabah, Malaysia. Tropical Zoology 4(2): 179-192. Calotes nigrilabris Amarasinghe, A.A.T.; Tiedemann, F.; Karunarathna, D.M.S.S. 2011. Calotes nigrilabris Peters, 1860 (Reptilia: Agamidae: Draconinae): a threatened highland agamid lizard in Sri Lanka. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 5(2): 90-100. Annandale, N. 1912. Eggs and young of the lizard Calotes nigrilabris. Spolia Zeylanica 8: 135-136. Coles, R. 1978. Some observations of the development of the eggs of Calotes nigrilabis. Herptile 2(4): 9-10. Erdelen, W. 1978. Distributional patterns of the genus Calotes (Sauria Agamidae) of Sri Lanka. Loris 14(6): 350-353. Erdelen, W. 1984. The genus Calotes (Sauria, Agamidae) in Sri Lanka: distribution patterns. Journal of Biogeography 11(6): 515-525. Erdelen, W. 1986. 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Myriapods as the food of common garden lizard, Calotes versicolor (Daudin). Bulletin of the Zoological Survey of India 6(1-3): 317. Amarasinghe, A.A.T.; Karunarathna, D.M.S.S. 2007. Beobachtungen zum Eiablageverhalten der Indischen Schönechse Calotes versicolor (Daudin, 1802) (Reptilia: Agamidae) in einem anthropogenen Biotop in Sri Lanka. Sauria (Berlin) 29(3): 27-30. Ammanna, V.H.F. 2013. Calotes versicolor (Asian garden lizard). Albinism. Herpetological Bulletin 126: 30. Ammanna, V.H.F. 2015. Calotes versicolor (garden lizard) aggression. Herpetological Review 46(4): 545-546. Ammanna, V.H.F.; Saidapur, S.K.; Shanbag, B.A. 2018. Perch associated expression of phenotypic plasticity in limb development and sprint speed in agamid lizard Calotes versicolor: A laboratory study. Asian Herpetological Research 9(3): 175-181. Ammanna, V.H.F.; Saidapur, S.K.; Shanbag, B.A. 2018. 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