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Isoodon obesulus (Peramelemorphia: Peramelidae)

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Driessen, Michael M., Rose Abstract, Robert K. (2015): Isoodon obesulus (Peramelemorphia: Peramelidae). Mammalian Species 47 (929): 112-123, DOI: 10.1093/mspecisev012

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