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22 - Pygmy Hog Porcula salvania (Hodgson, 1847)

from Part II - Species Accounts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2017

Mario Melletti
Affiliation:
AfBIG (African Buffalo Initiative Group), IUCN SSC ASG
Erik Meijaard
Affiliation:
Australian National University, Canberra
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