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Indian Saltwater crocodiles (CroCodyLUS poroSUS Schneider, 1801) and their conservation perspective

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  • 1. PFS, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada;*saikat.basu@alumni.uleth.ca
  • 2. Department of Zoology, Mahishadal Raj College Mahishadal, Purba Medinipur. West Bengal, India
  • 3. Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Chiná, Chiná, Campeche, México

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Basu, Saikat Kumar, Das, Subhamoy, Cetzal-Ix, William (2023): Indian Saltwater crocodiles (CroCodyLUS poroSUS Schneider, 1801) and their conservation perspective. Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Naturae 8: 199-212, DOI: 10.24917/25438832.8.10, URL: https://doi.org/10.24917/25438832.8.10

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