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Kobus vardonii (Artiodactyla: Bovidae)

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Rduch, Vera (2020): Kobus vardonii (Artiodactyla: Bovidae). Mammalian Species 52 (994): 86-104, DOI: 10.1093/mspecies/seaa007, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mspecies/seaa007

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