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536:western purple-glossed snake
509:Teitana purple-glossed snake
376:eastern purple-glossed snake
344:Katanga purple-glossed snake
310:Mpwapwa purple-glossed snake
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384:Republic of South Africa
282:Republic of South Africa
42:Amblyodipsas polylepis
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209:, which are found in
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467:A. rodhaini
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495:A. teitana
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117:Serpentes
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107:Squamata
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458:Somalia
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334:Laurent
302:GĂĽnther
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