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1115:Butterflies
1055:Vertebrates
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400: /
326:mixed with
162: /
138:Coordinates
73:Neotropical
1533:Categories
1186:Ecoregions
980:2017-04-26
973:WildFinder
964:2017-04-30
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733:References
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328:Quaternary
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253:Location
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124:Colombia
1407:Azufral
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1075:Mammals
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418:Ecology
388:75°45′W
373:Climate
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355:Pastaza
317:Terrain
295:Marañón
264:Iquitos
217:Pastaza
209:Marañón
205:Curaray
175:Geology
128:Ecuador
94:>500
62:Ecology
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1195:Tumbes
1097:Snakes
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201:Caguán
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