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Distribution. Warmer waters ofthe Pacific and Indian oceans in an area ranging from E Africa, S India and Sri Lanka to Galapagos Is, and possibly as far as Central and South America. Exact distribution remains unclear due to the small number of known strandings, and the taxonomic confusion between the Deraniyagala's Beaked Whale and the Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale (M. ginkgodens). in Ziphiidae

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Distribution. Warmer waters ofthe Pacific and Indian oceans in an area ranging from E Africa, S India and Sri Lanka to Galapagos Is, and possibly as far as Central and South America. Exact distribution remains unclear due to the small number of known strandings, and the taxonomic confusion between the Deraniyagala's Beaked Whale and the Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale (M. ginkgodens).

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Published as part of Russell A. Mittermeier & Don E. Wilson, 2014, Ziphiidae, pp. 326-357 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 4 Sea Mammals, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 355, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6608481

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Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.6608481 (DOI)
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Taxonomic treatment: 10.5281/zenodo.6608579 (DOI)
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