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B1B68C56401354C1B738B8F846671F14.text	B1B68C56401354C1B738B8F846671F14.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hebius atemporalis (Bourret 1934)	<div><p>Hebius atemporalis (Bourret, 1934)</p><p>Tables 1, 2, Figs 2, 3, 4, 5</p><p>Syntypes.</p><p>MNHN-RA-1935.0077 –0078. Type locality: “ Tonkin ” [i. e., now northern Vietnam]. Bourret (1934) gave the type locality as Tonkin; later authors (e. g., Malnate and Romer 1969) referred to Tam Dao National Park, Phu Tho Province, northern Vietnam, but this does not constitute a formal restriction under the ICZN.</p><p>Examined material</p><p>(n = 15). The two syntypes and 13 additional specimens of Hebius atemporalis were examined in this study (see Table 1).</p><p>Revised diagnosis.</p><p>Hebius atemporalis can be distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) small body size, maximum snout-vent length 294 mm; (2) head small, narrow, and moderately distinct from neck; (3) maxillary teeth 27–36, gradually enlarged posteriorly; (4) supralabials 6, with the 3 rd and 4 th entering the orbit; (5) temporal scale absent or represented by a small narrow scale; (6) infralabials 6–7; (7) dorsal scale rows 17-17 - 17, weakly keeled except for the outermost 1–6 rows; (8) ventrals 123–140; (9) subcaudals 63–79, paired; (10) ventral surface of head white, scattered with black spots or streaks; (11) sutures of infralabials strongly edged in black; (12) a white to orangish nuchal collar present; (13) dorsal ground color gradually changing from reddish brown or dark brown anteriorly to blackish brown posteriorly (based on data of Bourret (1934); Malnate and Romer (1969); this study).</p><p>Description</p><p>(based on 15 examined materials). Head small, narrow, and moderately distinct from neck (HL / HW 1.65–2.18); body slender, with maximum total length 427 mm; tail length 28–33 % of total length. Eye moderate, with round pupil.</p><p>Body scalation. Dorsal scales in 17-17 - 17 rows; anterior rows smooth or weakly keeled on the upper 5–11 rows, midbody and posterior rows weakly keeled except the outermost 1–3 rows; ventrals 123–140 (123–134 in males, 132–140 in females); cloacal plate divided; subcaudals 63–79 (63–74 in females, 71–79 in males), paired.</p><p>Head scalation. Rostral broad, visible from above, slightly projecting between internasals; internasals paired, nearly triangular, broader than long, broadly in contact medially, curved outward, not contacting loreal; prefrontals paired, pentagonal, rather large, wider than long, bordering loreal laterally and preocular and supraocular posteriorly; frontal hexagonal, distinctly longer than wide, posteriorly embedded into parietals; parietals paired, much longer than wide; nasals wider than high, divided below nostril, contacting 1 st – 2 nd supralabials; loreal single, quadrangular, about as wide as high, bordering 2 nd – 3 rd supralabials (2 nd only in ZMMU NAP- 07877 and right side of CIB 8447), not entering orbit; preocular single, much higher than wide; supraocular single, elongated, narrowing anteriorly, in contact with parietal posteriorly; postoculars 2, the upper markedly larger and broader than the lower; temporal scale absent or represented by a small narrow scale enclosed by postoculars, parietal, and 5 th supralabial; supralabials 6, first four gradually increasing in size posteriorly, 3 rd – 4 th entering orbit, 5 th largest, dorsal border contacting parietal; infralabials 6–7, first pair in broad contact behind mental, 1 st – 4 th contacting anterior chin shields; chin shields pairs two, anterior pair in broad contact medially; posterior pair longer and contacting anterior pair.</p><p>Coloration and pattern. In life, dorsal head dark brown; internasals and prefrontals light brown, scattered with small black dots (CIB 121809 bears a worm-like yellow pattern on head), a pair of irregular light spots present symmetrically along parietal suture; supralabials 1 st – 4 th white with strong black edging, 5 th brownish with a large black-edged white elliptical spot anteriorly, 6 th dark brown occasionally with a small white dorsal spot; a white or orange collar present on the neck, separated from parietal suture by 3–4 dorsal scales, usually 1–3 scales wide, wider dorsally, sometimes broken medially, and occasionally extending slightly posteriorly; dorsal surface of body and tail color reddish to dark brown anteriorly, gradually darkening to blackish brown or dark olive posteriorly, speckled with small dark blotches and spots; a series of light spots on the 3 rd – 5 th dorsal scale rows, separated by 1–2 scales, extends posteriorly from behind the collar, fading or becoming indistinct towards the tail; ventral surface of head white, scattered with black spots or streaks; infralabial sutures strongly black-edged; ventral surface of body and tail white to pale yellow, with two series of black dots of variable intensity along the lateral margins of ventrals and subcaudals. In preservative, overall pattern similar as in life, though dorsal brown tones darken slightly, the neck collar and yellowish lateral spots fade to pale white, and ventral surfaces become uniformly pale white.</p><p>Dentition. Maxillary teeth 27–36, without diastema, gradually enlarged posteriorly (data from Malnate and Romer 1969; this study).</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Hebius atemporalis sensu stricto is confirmed from northern Vietnam (including Phu Tho, Tuyen Quang, Dien Bien, and Nghe An) and southern and central China (including Hong Kong, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei and Chongqing), occurring at elevations of 400–1,700 m a. s. l. (Fig. 5). Several additional records from other regions remain unverified. For instance, Deuve (1970) reported the species from Laos, but without providing voucher specimens or supporting data. David et al. (2023) subsequently clarified that the presence of H. atemporalis in Laos remains unconfirmed. In contrast, populations from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau (Guizhou and Yunnan, China), previously referred to H. atemporalis, are morphologically and genetically distinct, and are herein recognized as a new species, formally described below.</p><p>Natural history notes.</p><p>Hebius atemporalis inhabits low- to mid-elevation subtropical montane regions and appears to tolerate a variety of habitats. In Vietnam, a specimen from Pu Mat NP, Nghe An Province (950 m a. s. l.), was found on the ground at ca. 16 h 30 in secondary evergreen forest with dense shrubs. In China, one specimen from Houhe NNR, Hubei Province was collected near a forested stream, whereas Malnate and Romer (1969) reported individuals from Hong Kong SAR near the summit of Tai Mo Shan (ca. 914 m a. s. l.) in a comparatively dry environment without streams. The species therefore appears to occupy both primary and secondary montane forest habitats. Activity is mainly diurnal, with most specimens collected during the day, although some remain active into the late afternoon. When disturbed, individuals move rapidly and emit a strong, unpleasant odor as a defensive behavior. Its diet remains poorly known, but it is presumed to feed primarily on earthworms.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B1B68C56401354C1B738B8F846671F14	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		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E5E6EC4E399358F2B536575D24297482.text	E5E6EC4E399358F2B536575D24297482.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hebius malnatei Li, Nguyen, Huang, Poyarkov, David, Li & Ren 2026	<div><p>Hebius malnatei Li, Nguyen, Huang, Poyarkov, David, Li &amp; Ren sp. nov.</p><p>Chresonymy.</p><p>Natrix atemporalis — Wu (1985: 171, in part)</p><p>Amphiesma atemporale — Wallach et al. (2014: 28, in part)</p><p>Amphiesma atemporalis — Zhao and Adler (1993: 225, in part); Zhao et al. (1998: 52, in part); Zhao (2006: 45 in part); Yang and Rao (2008: 252, in part)</p><p>Hebius atemporale — Guo (2014, in part)</p><p>Hebius atemporalis — David et al. (2021: 54, in part)</p><p>Holotype.</p><p>CIB 122551, adult female, from <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=104.7504&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=26.0564" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 104.7504/lat 26.0564)">Pugu Village</a>, Panzhou County, Liupanshui City, Guizhou Province, China (26.0564°N, 104.7504°E; elevation 1,750 m a. s. l.), collected on 12 May 2024, collected by locals .</p><p>Paratypes.</p><p>(n = 5, all from China). CIB 122558 (subadult female) from <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=102.7486&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.143" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 102.7486/lat 25.143)">Panlong District</a>, Kunming City, Yunnan Province (25.1430°N, 102.7486°E) ; CIB 122557 (adult male), CIB 101974 (adult male), CIB 122552 (adult female) from Mengzi City, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province ; and CIB 122550 (adult female) from Pugu Village, Panzhou County, Liupanshui City, Guizhou Province .</p><p>Additional specimens.</p><p>(n = 6, all from Yunnan Province, China). CIB 122553 (adult female), CIB 122554 (adult female), CIB 122555 (subadult female) from Mengzi City, Honghe Prefecture; YBU 14259 (subadult female) from Mingjiu Town, Mengzi City, Honghe Prefecture; CIB 122556 (juvenile, sex unknown) from Panlong District, Kunming City; and CIB 72560 (subadult male) from Yunnan Province (exact locality unknown).</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Hebius malnatei sp. nov. is distinguished from all congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) small body size, maximum snout-vent length 416 mm; (2) head small, narrow, and moderately distinct from neck; (3) maxillary teeth 26–29, gradually enlarged posteriorly; (4) supralabials 6 (rarely 5), with the 3 rd and 4 th entering the orbit; (5) temporal scale absent or represented by a small narrow scale; (6) infralabials 7 (rarely 6); (7) dorsal scale rows 17-17 - 17, weakly keeled except for the outermost 1–6 rows; (8) ventrals 146–156 with two preventrals; (9) subcaudals 60–70, paired; (10) ventral surface of head white, scattered with black spots or streaks; (11) sutures of infralabials strongly edged in black; (12) a white to orangish nuchal collar absent; (13) dorsal ground color gradually changing from brown to dark olive, usually with a series of discontinuous light spots along the lateral side, forming an inconspicuous stripe; (14) tail relatively short (TaL / SVL ratio 0.22–0.27).</p><p>Description of the holotype.</p><p>(Table 1, Figs 6, 7). Head narrow and elongate, subrectangular, distinctly separated from neck, with a slight flattening anterior to the eyes, HL / HW 1.78; snout short, slightly longer than the horizontal diameter of the eye, slightly flattened and narrowing anteriorly, tip nearly blunt in dorsal view and rounded in lateral view with a well-defined canthus rostralis; eyes relatively large, diameter clearly exceeding vertical distance from its lower margin to edge of upper lip, pupil round; body relatively slender and subcylindrical; tail cylindrical, long, and thin, tapering progressively toward the tip.</p><p>Dentition. Maxillary teeth 26, without diastema, gradually enlarged posteriorly.</p><p>Body size. SVL 379 mm; TaL 112 mm; TL 491 mm; ratio TaL / TL = 0.23.</p><p>Body scalation. Dorsal scales in 17-17 - 17 rows, most scales smooth, with feeble keels present except outer six rows at anterior body and outer four rows at mid and posterior body, becoming more distinct along the mid-dorsum, scales of the 1 st dorsal row enlarged; apical pits absent; ventrals 151, preceded by 2 preventrals; cloacal plate divided; subcaudals 63, all paired.</p><p>Head scalation. Rostral rectangular, wider than high, slightly visible from above (anterior margin partly damaged); nasal large, rectangular, distinctly longer than high, divided into anterior and posterior sections, bordered by first two supralabials, rostral, internasal, and prefrontal, nostril round, piercing anterior edge of posterior section of nasal; internasals two, subrectangular, slightly curved, slightly wider than long, in contact with rostral anteriorly, nasals laterally, and prefrontals posteriorly; prefrontals two, large, subrectangular, shorter than frontal, clearly visible in lateral view, each in contact with internasal, nasal, preocular, loreal, and frontal; frontal hexagonal, elongate, tapering posteriorly, about 1.5 times as long as wide, equal in length to distance from tip of snout to its anterior margin; parietals elongate, longer than wide, in broad medial contact, length slightly exceeding that of frontal; supraoculars 1 / 1, distinctly longer than wide, in contact with prefrontals; loreals 1 / 1, small, rectangular, not entering orbit, bordered by the second supralabial; preoculars 1 / 1, large, more than twice as high as wide, broadly in contact with the prefrontal; subocular absent; postoculars 2 / 2, arranged vertically, decreasing in size from dorsal to ventral; temporals 1 + 1 / 0 + 1, anterior temporal on right side narrow, not entering orbit, sharply pointed posteriorly, bordered by 5 th supralabial and parietal, posterior temporal fan-shaped, bordered dorsally by parietal and ventrally by 5 th and 6 th supralabials on right side and separated from 6 th supralabial by a small fan-shaped scale situated between temporal and 6 th supralabial on left side; supralabials 6 / 6, first and second in contact with nasal, second also contacting loreal, third to fourth entering orbit, fifth largest, in contact with parietal; infralabials 7 / 7, first pair in broad medial contact, first to fourth in contact with anterior chin shields; posterior chin shields longer than anterior chin shields, separated medially by two small scales.</p><p>Coloration. In life, dorsal surface of head dark brown with irregular lighter mottling on rostral and internasals; snout light brown; supralabials cream white, first to fourth with grey to black pigmentation on the upper and lateral surfaces, fifth with the right half concolorous with the dorsal head, sixth bordered by a distinct dark-grey margin; dorsal coloration of body and tail gradually changes from brown on the anterior body to dark olive at posterior body and tail, slightly lighter laterally, a serious of light orangish spots, continuous or separated by one or two dorsal scales, present on four to six body scale rows from neck to tail tip, gradually smaller and vaguer posteriorly, forming an indistinct lateral stripe, faint and irregular darker spots indistinctly visible along body and tail; ventral surface of head cream white, with irregular black spots and streaks along the edges of chin shields and adjacent small scales; infralabials cream white, sutures conspicuously black-edged, the first to third densely scattered with grey to black dots, fourth to seventh black on the upper edge and sparsely dotted with black; ventral surface of neck and anterior body faint yellow gradually transitioning to white on posterior body and tail, the lateral margins of the ventral scales concolorous with the dorsal scales, a series of indistinct small black spots present along each side of the ventrals, forming a chain-like pattern; subcaudals cream white with dark brown mottling, forming irregular lateral patches toward the tail tip. In preservative, coloration resembles the living status, except the dorsal coloration become darker and ventral of head, body, and tail are uniformly pale white.</p><p>Variation (Fig. 7). Measurements and scalation data for the type series and additional specimens are summarized in Table 1. Snout-vent length 139–416 mm; tail length 47–125 + mm (0.22–0.27 of total length). Maxillary teeth 26–29. Dorsal scale rows weakly keeled on 7–15 upper rows at midbody. Postoculars 2–3; anterior temporal variable, 1 / 0, 0 / 1 or 0 / 0; supralabials usually 6 (rarely 5), with the 3 rd and 4 th entering the orbit; infralabials 6–7 (rarely 5 / 5 in CIB 122555), with the first four contacting the anterior chin shields; ventrals 146–156; subcaudals 60–70, all paired.</p><p>Coloration generally matches the holotype with the following variations: (1) some individuals (e. g. CIB 122554) exhibit a more brownish dorsal head compared to the dorsal body; (2) the degree of ventral head spotting varies slightly, with some specimens (e. g., CIB 122550) exhibiting denser pigmentation whereas others (e. g., CIB 72560) display only faint, obscure markings; (3) the ventral surfaces of the body and tail sometimes bear scattered black margins on ventral and subcaudal scales, with black spots along the lateral edges of ventral scales being more distinct in certain specimens (e. g., CIB 122555).</p><p>Comparisons.</p><p>The main diagnostic characters distinguishing Hebius malnatei sp. nov. from the 37 other congeners recorded from China and the Indo-Burma region (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar) are summarized in Suppl. material 1: table S 4. The new species is readily distinguished from all congeners by the frequent absence or extreme reduction of the anterior temporal scale to a minute or vestigial form; all other species possess one or two well-developed anterior temporals, except H. atemporalis, which also lacks this character.</p><p>Hebius malnatei sp. nov. differs from H. andreae (Ziegler &amp; Le), H. bitaeniatus (Wall), H. boulengeri (Gressitt), H. clerki (Wall), H. craspedogaster (Boulenger), H. deschauenseei (Taylor), H. gilhodesi (Wall), H. groundwateri (Smith), H. igneus David, Vogel, Nguyen, Orlov, Pauwels, Teynié &amp; Ziegler, H. inas (Laidlaw), H. jingdongensis Ma, Shi, Ayi &amp; Jiang, H. johannis (Boulenger), H. leucomystax (David, Bain, Nguyen, Orlov, Vogel, Vu &amp; Ziegler), H. metusia (Inger, Zhao, Shaffer &amp; Wu), H. miyajimae (Maki), H. modestus (Günther), H. octolineatus (Boulenger), H. optatus (Hu &amp; Zhao), H. popei (Schmidt), H. sangzhiensis Zhou, Qi, Lu, Lyu &amp; Li, H. septemlineatus (Schmidt), H. shantianfangi Liu, Wang, Hou, Zhang, Wang, Zong, Zhou, Rao, David &amp; Vogel, H. terrakarenorum Hauser, Smits &amp; David, H. vibakari (Boie), H. vogeli Nguyen, Li, Huang, Nguyen, Poyarkov &amp; Ren, H. weixiensis Hou, Yuan, Wei, Zhao, Liu, Wu, Shen, Chen, Guo &amp; Che, and H. yanbianensis Liu, Zhong, Wang, Liu &amp; Guo by having 17 dorsal scale rows at midbody (vs. 19 in all compared species).</p><p>Hebius malnatei sp. nov. differs from H. annamensis (Bourret), H. boulengeri, H. citrinoventer Xu, Yang, Gong, Ouyang, Weng, Deng, Huang &amp; Peng, H. deschauenseei, H. gilhodesi, H. groundwateri, H. igneus, H. inas, H. optatus, H. terrakarenorum, H. venningi (Wall), H. vogeli, and H. youjiangensis Yang, Xu, Wu, Gong, Huang &amp; Huang in having a shorter relative tail length (TaL / TL 0.22–0.27 vs. ≥ 0.30).</p><p>The Hebius malnatei sp. nov. exhibits a higher number of ventral scales (VEN 146–156) than H. inas (VEN 141–148), H. maximus (Malnate) (VEN 132–143), H. popei (VEN 130–137), and H. sauteri (VEN 116–133), but fewer than H. andreae (VEN 179–180), H. annamensis (VEN 158–172), H. chapaensis (VEN 159–177), H. clerki (VEN 158–173), H. igneus (VEN 159–169), H. jingdongensis (VEN 163–166), H. johannis (VEN 156–179), H. metusia (VEN 159–164), H. nigriventer (Wall) (VEN 156–168), H. optatus (VEN 155–169), H. sangzhiensis (VEN 160–164), H. septemlineatus (VEN 164–175), H. taronensis (Smith) (VEN 158–175), H. terrakarenorum (VEN 159–171), H. vogeli (VEN 158–172), H. venningi (VEN 155–167), H. yanbianensis (VEN 159–175), and H. weixiensis (VEN 171–182), H. youjiangensis (VEN 160). Subcaudal scale count (SC 60–70) is lower than in H. andreae (SC 99–103), H. annamensis (SC 116–146), H. bitaeniatus (SC 76–89), H. boulengeri (SC 90–100), H. chapaensis (SC 90–114), H. clerki (SC 85–108), H. citrinoventer (SC 113), H. craspedogaster (SC 79–99), H. gilhodesi (SC 87–111), H. inas (SC 96–109), H. deschauenseei (SC 115–141), H. igneus (SC 115–129), H. jingdongensis (SC 71–74), H. johannis (SC 85–89), H. leucomystax (SC 95–109), H. metusia (SC 72–85), H. miyajimae (SC 87–92), H. modestus (SC 104–122), H. nigriventer (SC 105–143), H. optatus (SC 95–114), H. octolineatus (SC 70–80), H. popei (SC 69–88), H. sangzhiensis (SC 81–82), H. septemlineatus (SC 80–96), H. taronensis (SC 82–108), H. terrakarenorum (SC 107–130), H. venningi (SC 115–129), H. vogeli (SC 125–126), H. weixiensis (SC 74–88), and H. youjiangensis (SC 112).</p><p>In terms of dentition, Hebius malnatei sp. nov. has 26–29 maxillary teeth (MT), more than in H. bitaeniatus (MT 19–21), H. clerki (MT 18–22), H. gilhodesi (MT 21–23), H. craspedogaster (MT 20–25), H. inas (MT 20–21), H. johannis (MT 23–25), H. jingdongensis (MT 19), H. miyajimae (MT 20), H. maximus (MT 24), H. metusia (MT 23–24), H. optatus (MT 20–24), H. sangzhiensis (MT 21), H. vibakari (MT 21–25), H. vogeli (MT 25), and H. yanbianensis (MT 23–25), but fewer than H. andreae (MT 34), H. chapaensis (MT 29–34), H. citrinoventer (MT 31), H. deschauenseei (MT 29–36), H. groundwateri (MT 30), H. igneus (MT 29–30), and H. youjiangensis (MT 30).</p><p>Finally, Hebius malnatei sp. nov. differs markedly from H. atemporalis, its most morphologically similar congener, in several characters (Table 2): longer maximum SVL (416 mm vs. 294 mm), lower tail length ratio (TaL / TL 0.22–0.27 [mean 0.24 ± 0.01] vs. 0.28–0.33 [mean 0.30 ± 0.01]), higher number of ventrals (VEN 146–156 [mean 151.17 ± 3.27] vs. 123–140 [mean 130.87 ± 4.88]), higher combined ventral and subcaudal counts (VEN + SC 211–223 [mean 216.00 ± 4.14] vs. 198–209 [mean 203.45 ± 4.08]), dark olive coloration (vs. dark to reddish brown), and absence of a white or orange nuchal collar (vs. present).</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific epithet malnatei is a patronym in genitive declension honoring Edmond V. Malnate (1916–2003), an American herpetologist who made significant contributions to the taxonomy and systematics of Asian colubrid snakes, especially within Natricidae, and who first revised the taxonomic placement of Hebius atemporalis . We recommend the following common names for this species: English: “ Malnate’s Keelback ”, Chinese (中文): “ 云贵腹链蛇 ” (Yún Guì Fù Liàn Shé) for its restricted distribution to Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. Vietnamese: “ R ắn sãi Man-lát ”, French: “ Couleuvre aquatique de Malnate ”, Russian (Русский): “ Лесной уж Мэлнейта ” (Lesnoy Uzh Melneyta).</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Hebius malnatei sp. nov. is likely endemic to China, with its known range restricted to the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau at elevations of 1,750–1,950 m a. s. l. (Fig. 5).</p><p>Natural history notes.</p><p>Hebius malnatei sp. nov. inhabits forests, shrubland, and meadows near ponds and streams (Fig. 8). The species is active both during the day and at night, with activity peaking around sunset. When captured by hand, individuals do not attempt to bite but invariably release a strong, fetid secretion from the cloacal glands as a defensive response. Earthworms are the only prey items recorded for this species to date. The holotype contained five well-developed oviductal eggs, indicating oviparity and suggesting a breeding season in late spring. Hebius malnatei sp. nov. is found sympatric with H. octolineatus and H. johannis based our field research in Kunming City, Yunnan Yunnan, China, but occupied different habitats, the latter two species are more aquatic, often found close to lakes and pounds.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E5E6EC4E399358F2B536575D24297482	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		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