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Arboreal Alligator Lizards

Abronia Gray 1838

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Abronia Gray 1838
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from EOL Lizards Patch
Abronia
Genus recognized by wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia NO, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, El Salvador Species List, Guatemala Species List, wikipedia EU, NCBI, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, CITES, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, and Wikipedia (inferred records)
Abronia
Recognized by ReptileDB
Abronia Gray 1838
Genus recognized by GBIF classification, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Abronia deppii Smith & Taylor 1950
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Gerrhonotus matudai Hartweg & Tihen 1946
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Gerrhonotus Wiegmann, 1828)
Abronia
Harvest ancestor according to Hone et al 2013, Wildfinder (WWF), iNaturalist, NMNH Collection, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Mesaspis Cope 1877
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Common Names

English

Arboreal alligator lizards preferred
Recognized by Paleobiology Database

Arabic

ناعمة preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

абронии preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

树鳄蛇蜥属 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Boomhazelwormen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Baumschleichen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

laghairt ailigéadair chrannach preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Trestålormer preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

آبرونیا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Абронии preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

ناعمه preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

阿伯朗蛇蜥属 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

樹鼉蜥屬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Abronia Gray 1838

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Anguimorpha
Anguidae
Abronia Gray 1838 (this page)
Abronia anzuetoi Campbell & Frost 1993
Abronia aurita (Cope 1869)
Abronia bogerti Tihen 1954
Abronia campbelli Brodie & Savage 1993
Abronia chiszari Smith & Smith 1981
Abronia cuetzpali Campbell, Solano-Zavaleta, Flores-Villela, Caviedes-Solis & Frost 2016
Abronia deppii (Wiegmann 1828)
Abronia fimbriata (Cope 1884)
Abronia frosti Campbell, Sasa, Aceedo & Mendelson 1998
Abronia fuscolabialis (Tihen 1944)
Abronia gaiophantasma Campbell & Frost 1993
Abronia graminea (Cope 1864)
Abronia leurolepis Campbell & Frost 1993
Abronia lythrochila Smith & Alvarez Del Toro 1963
Abronia martindelcampoi Flores-villela & Sánchez-h. 2003
Abronia matudai (Hartweg & Tihen 1946)
Abronia meledona Campbell & Brodie 1999
Abronia mitchelli Campbell 1982
Abronia mixteca Bogert & Porter 1967
Abronia montecristoi Hidalgo 1983
Abronia oaxacae (Günther 1885)
Abronia ochoterenai (Martin Del Campo 1939)
Abronia ornelasi Campbell 1984
Abronia ramirezi Campbell 1994
Abronia reidi Werler & Shannon 1961
Abronia salvadorensis Hidalgo 1983
Abronia smithi Campbell & Frost 1993
Abronia taeniata (Wiegmann 1828)
Abronia vasconcelosii (Bocourt 1871)
Anguis Linnaeus 1758
Apodosauriscus Gauthier 1982
Arpadosaurus Meszoely 1970
Bainguis Borsuk-Bialynicka 1984
Barisia
Coloptychon
Dopasia
Elgaria
Eodiploglossus Gauthier 1982
Eoglyptosaurus Sullivan 1979
Gaultia Smith 2009
Gerrhonotus Wiegmann 1828
Glyptosaurus Marsh 1871
Headonhillia Klembara & Green 2010
Helodermoides Douglass 1903
Helvetisaurus Augé 2005
Hyalosaurus Günther 1873
Machaerosaurus Gilmore 1928
Melanosaurus Gilmore 1928
Mesaspis Cope 1877
Odaxosaurus Gilmore 1928
Ophisauriscus Kühn 1940
Ophisauromimus Cernansky et al. 2016
Ophisaurus Daudin 1803
Paragerrhonotus Estes 1963
Paraglyptosaurus Sullivan 1979
Paraplacosauriops Auge & Sullivan 2006
Paraxestops Hoffstetter 1962
Parodaxosaurus Sullivan 1986
Parophisaurus Sullivan 1987
Peltosaurus Cope 1872
Placosauriops Kuhn 1940
Placosaurus Gervais 1852
Proxestops Gauthier 1982
Pseudopus Merrem 1820
Ragesaurus Bailon & Auge 2012
Rajaurisaurus Sahni & Srivastava 1976
Stenoplacosaurus Sullivan & Dong 2018
Xestops Cope 1873

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Squamata
Diploglossa
Anguidae
Gerrhonotinae
Abronia (this page)
Abronia antauges (Cope 1866)
Abronia anzuetoi Campbell & Frost 1993
Abronia aurita (Cope 1869)
Abronia bogerti Tihen 1954
Abronia campbelli Brodie & Savage 1993
Abronia chiszari Smith & Smith 1981
Abronia cuchumatanus (Solano-Zavaleta, Nieto-Montes De Oca & Campbell 2016)
Abronia cuetzpali Campbell, Solano-Zavaleta, Flores-Villela, Caviedes-Solis & Frost 2016
Abronia deppii (Wiegmann 1828)
Abronia fimbriata (Cope 1885)
Abronia frosti Campbell, Sasa, Acevedo & Mendelson 1998
Abronia fuscolabialis (Tihen 1944)
Abronia gadovii (Boulenger 1913)
Abronia gaiophantasma Campbell & Frost 1993
Abronia graminea (Cope 1864)
Abronia juarezi (Karges & Wright 1987)
Abronia leurolepis Campbell & Frost 1993
Abronia lythrochila Smith & Alvarez Del Toro 1963
Abronia martindelcampoi Flores-Villela & Sánchez-H. 2003
Abronia matudai (Hartweg & Tihen 1946)
Abronia meledona Campbell & Brodie 1999
Abronia mitchelli Campbell 1982
Abronia mixteca Bogert & Porter 1967
Abronia montecristoi Hidalgo 1983
Abronia monticola (Cope 1878)
Abronia moreletii (Bocourt 1872)
Abronia morenica Clause, Luna-Reyes & Nieto-Montes De Oca 2020
Abronia oaxacae (Günther 1885)
Abronia ochoterenai (Martin Del Campo 1939)
Abronia ornelasi Campbell 1984
Abronia ramirezi Campbell 1994
Abronia reidi Werler & Shannon 1961
Abronia salvadorensis Hidalgo 1983
Abronia smithi Campbell & Frost 1993
Abronia taeniata (Wiegmann 1828)
Abronia vasconcelosii (Bocourt 1872)
Abronia viridiflava (Bocourt 1873)
Barisia
Elgaria
Gerrhonotus

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Abronia Gray 1838 (this page)
Abronia anzuetoi Campbell & Frost 1993
Abronia aurita (Cope 1869)
Abronia bogerti Tihen 1954
Abronia campbelli Brodie & Savage 1993
Abronia chiszari Smith & Smith 1981
Abronia cuetzpali Campbell, Solano-Zavaleta, Flores-Villela, Caviedes-Solis & Frost 2016
Abronia deppii (Wiegmann 1828)
Abronia fimbriata (Cope 1884)
Abronia frosti Campbell, Sasa, Aceedo & Mendelson 1998
Abronia fuscolabialis (Tihen 1944)
Abronia gaiophantasma Campbell & Frost 1993
Abronia graminea (Cope 1864)
Abronia leurolepis Campbell & Frost 1993
Abronia lythrochila Smith & Alvarez Del Toro 1963
Abronia martindelcampoi Flores-villela & Sánchez-h. 2003
Abronia matudai (Hartweg & Tihen 1946)
Abronia meledona Campbell & Brodie 1999
Abronia mitchelli Campbell 1982
Abronia mixteca Bogert & Porter 1967
Abronia montecristoi Hidalgo 1983
Abronia oaxacae (Günther 1885)
Abronia ochoterenai (Martin Del Campo 1939)
Abronia ornelasi Campbell 1984
Abronia ramirezi Campbell 1994
Abronia reidi Werler & Shannon 1961
Abronia salvadorensis Hidalgo 1983
Abronia smithi Campbell & Frost 1993
Abronia taeniata (Wiegmann 1828)
Abronia vasconcelosii (Bocourt 1871)
Anguis Linnaeus 1758
Apodosauriscus Gauthier 1982
Arpadosaurus Meszoely 1970
Bainguis Borsuk-Bialynicka 1984
Barisia
Coloptychon
Dopasia
Elgaria
Eodiploglossus Gauthier 1982
Eoglyptosaurus Sullivan 1979
Gaultia Smith 2009
Gerrhonotus Wiegmann 1828
Glyptosaurus Marsh 1871
Headonhillia Klembara & Green 2010
Helodermoides Douglass 1903
Helvetisaurus Augé 2005
Hyalosaurus Günther 1873
Machaerosaurus Gilmore 1928
Melanosaurus Gilmore 1928
Mesaspis Cope 1877
Odaxosaurus Gilmore 1928
Ophisauriscus Kühn 1940
Ophisauromimus Cernansky et al. 2016
Ophisaurus Daudin 1803
Paragerrhonotus Estes 1963
Paraglyptosaurus Sullivan 1979
Paraplacosauriops Auge & Sullivan 2006
Paraxestops Hoffstetter 1962
Parodaxosaurus Sullivan 1986
Parophisaurus Sullivan 1987
Peltosaurus Cope 1872
Placosauriops Kuhn 1940
Placosaurus Gervais 1852
Proxestops Gauthier 1982
Pseudopus Merrem 1820
Ragesaurus Bailon & Auge 2012
Rajaurisaurus Sahni & Srivastava 1976
Stenoplacosaurus Sullivan & Dong 2018
Xestops Cope 1873

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Anguimorpha
Anguidae
Abronia (this page)
Abronia anzuetoi Campbell & Frost 1993
Abronia aurita (Cope 1869)
Abronia bogerti Tihen 1954
Abronia campbelli Brodie & Savage 1993
Abronia chiszari Smith & Smith 1981
Abronia deppii (Wiegmann 1828)
Abronia fimbriata (Cope 1884)
Abronia frosti Campbell, Sasa, Aceedo & Mendelson 1998
Abronia fuscolabialis (Tihen 1944)
Abronia gaiophantasma Campbell & Frost 1993
Abronia graminea (Cope 1864)
Abronia leurolepis Campbell & Frost 1993
Abronia lythrochila Smith & Alvarez Del Toro 1963
Abronia martindelcampoi Flores-villela & Sánchez-h. 2003
Abronia matudai (Hartweg & Tihen 1946)
Abronia meledona Campbell & Brodie 1999
Abronia mitchelli Campbell 1982
Abronia mixteca Bogert & Porter 1967
Abronia montecristoi Hidalgo 1983
Abronia oaxacae (Günther 1885)
Abronia ochoterenai (Martin Del Campo 1939)
Abronia ornelasi Campbell 1984
Abronia ramirezi Campbell 1994
Abronia reidi Werler & Shannon 1961
Abronia salvadorensis Hidalgo 1983
Abronia smithi Campbell & Frost 1993
Abronia taeniata (Wiegmann 1828)
Abronia vasconcelosii (Bocourt 1871)
Anguis
Barisia
Coloptychon
Diploglossinae
Dopasia
Elgaria
Gerrhonotus
Mesaspis
Ophisaurus
Pseudopus

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Abronia Gray 1838 (this page)
Abronia anzuetoi Campbell & Frost 1993
Abronia aurita (Cope 1869)
Abronia bogerti Tihen 1954
Abronia campbelli Brodie & Savage 1993
Abronia chiszari Smith & Smith 1981
Abronia cuetzpali Campbell, Solano-Zavaleta, Flores-Villela, Caviedes-Solis & Frost 2016
Abronia deppii (Wiegmann 1828)
Abronia fimbriata (Cope 1884)
Abronia frosti Campbell, Sasa, Aceedo & Mendelson 1998
Abronia fuscolabialis (Tihen 1944)
Abronia gaiophantasma Campbell & Frost 1993
Abronia graminea (Cope 1864)
Abronia leurolepis Campbell & Frost 1993
Abronia lythrochila Smith & Alvarez Del Toro 1963
Abronia martindelcampoi Flores-villela & Sánchez-h. 2003
Abronia matudai (Hartweg & Tihen 1946)
Abronia meledona Campbell & Brodie 1999
Abronia mitchelli Campbell 1982
Abronia mixteca Bogert & Porter 1967
Abronia montecristoi Hidalgo 1983
Abronia oaxacae (Günther 1885)
Abronia ochoterenai (Martin Del Campo 1939)
Abronia ornelasi Campbell 1984
Abronia ramirezi Campbell 1994
Abronia reidi Werler & Shannon 1961
Abronia salvadorensis Hidalgo 1983
Abronia smithi Campbell & Frost 1993
Abronia taeniata (Wiegmann 1828)
Abronia vasconcelosii (Bocourt 1871)
Anguis Linnaeus 1758
Apodosauriscus Gauthier 1982
Arpadosaurus Meszoely 1970
Bainguis Borsuk-Bialynicka 1984
Barisia
Coloptychon
Dopasia
Elgaria
Eodiploglossus Gauthier 1982
Eoglyptosaurus Sullivan 1979
Gaultia Smith 2009
Gerrhonotus Wiegmann 1828
Glyptosaurus Marsh 1871
Headonhillia Klembara & Green 2010
Helodermoides Douglass 1903
Helvetisaurus Augé 2005
Hyalosaurus Günther 1873
Machaerosaurus Gilmore 1928
Melanosaurus Gilmore 1928
Mesaspis Cope 1877
Odaxosaurus Gilmore 1928
Ophisauriscus Kühn 1940
Ophisauromimus Cernansky et al. 2016
Ophisaurus Daudin 1803
Paragerrhonotus Estes 1963
Paraglyptosaurus Sullivan 1979
Paraplacosauriops Auge & Sullivan 2006
Paraxestops Hoffstetter 1962
Parodaxosaurus Sullivan 1986
Parophisaurus Sullivan 1987
Peltosaurus Cope 1872
Placosauriops Kuhn 1940
Placosaurus Gervais 1852
Proxestops Gauthier 1982
Pseudopus Merrem 1820
Ragesaurus Bailon & Auge 2012
Rajaurisaurus Sahni & Srivastava 1976
Stenoplacosaurus Sullivan & Dong 2018
Xestops Cope 1873

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Anguidae
Abronia Gray 1838 (this page)
Abronia anzuetoi Campbell & Frost 1993
Abronia aurita (Cope 1869)
Abronia bogerti Tihen 1954
Abronia campbelli Brodie & Savage 1993
Abronia chiszari Smith & Smith 1981
Abronia deppii (Wiegmann 1828)
Abronia fimbriata (Cope 1884)
Abronia frosti Campbell, Sasa, Aceedo & Mendelson 1998
Abronia fuscolabialis (Tihen 1944)
Abronia gaiophantasma Campbell & Frost 1993
Abronia graminea (Cope 1864)
Abronia leurolepis Campbell & Frost 1993
Abronia lythrochila Smith & Alvarez Del Toro 1963
Abronia martindelcampoi Flores-villela & Sánchez-h. 2003
Abronia matudai (Hartweg & Tihen 1946)
Abronia meledona Campbell & Brodie 1999
Abronia mitchelli Campbell 1982
Abronia mixteca Bogert & Porter 1967
Abronia montecristoi Hidalgo 1983
Abronia oaxacae (Günther 1885)
Abronia ochoterenai (Martin Del Campo 1939)
Abronia ornelasi Campbell 1984
Abronia ramirezi Campbell 1994
Abronia reidi Werler & Shannon 1961
Abronia salvadorensis Hidalgo 1983
Abronia smithi Campbell & Frost 1993
Abronia taeniata (Wiegmann 1828)
Abronia vasconcelosii (Bocourt 1871)
Anguis Linnaeus 1758
Apodosauriscus Gauthier 1982
Arpadosaurus Meszoely 1970
Bainguis Borsuk-Bialynicka 1984
Barisia Gray 1838
Brachyrhinodon taylori
Coloptychon Tihen 1949
Dopasia Gray 1853
Elgaria Gray 1838
Entomophontes Smith & Gauthier 2013
Eodiploglossus Gauthier 1982
Eoglyptosaurus Sullivan 1979
Gaultia Smith 2009
Gerrhonotus Wiegmann 1828
Glyptosaurus Marsh 1871
Helodermoides Douglass 1903
Helvetisaurus Augé 2005
Machaerosaurus Gilmore 1928
Melanosaurus Gilmore 1928
Mesaspis Cope 1878
Odaxosaurus Gilmore 1928
Ophisauriscus Kühn 1940
Ophisaurus Daudin 1803
Paragerrhonotus Estes 1963
Paraglyptosaurus Sullivan 1979
Paraplacosauriops Augé & Sullivan 2006
Paraxestops Hoffstetter 1962
Parodaxosaurus Sullivan 1986
Parophisaurus Sullivan 1987
Peltosaurus Cope 1873
Placosauriops Kuhn 1940
Placosaurus Gervais 1848
Proxestops Gauthier 1982
Pseudopus Dumeril & Bibron 1835
Rajaurisaurus Sahni & Srivastava 1976
Xestops Cope 1873

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Squamata Oppel 1811
Autarchoglossa
Anguidae
Gerrhonotinae
Abronia Gray 1838 (this page)
Abronia antauges (Cope 1866)
Abronia anzuetoi Campbell & Frost 1993
Abronia aurita (Cope 1868)
Abronia bogerti Tihen 1954
Abronia campbelli Brodie & Savage 1993
Abronia chiszari Smith & Smith 1981
Abronia cuchumatanus (Solano-Zavaleta, Nieto-Montes de Oca & Campbell 2016)
Abronia cuetzpali Campbell, Solano-Zavaleta, Flores-Villela, Caviedes-Solis & Frost 2016
Abronia deppii (Wiegmann 1828)
Abronia fimbriata (Cope 1885)
Abronia frosti Campbell, Sasa, Aceedo & Mendelson 1998
Abronia fuscolabialis (Tihen 1944)
Abronia gadovii (Boulenger 1913)
Abronia gaiophantasma Campbell & Frost 1993
Abronia graminea (Cope 1864)
Abronia juarezi (Karges & Wright 1987)
Abronia leurolepis Campbell & Frost 1993
Abronia lythrochila Smith & Alvarez del Toro 1963
Abronia martindelcampoi Flores-Villela & Sánchez-H. 2003
Abronia matudai (Hartweg & Tihen 1946)
Abronia meledona Campbell & Brodie 1999
Abronia mitchelli Campbell 1982
Abronia mixteca Bogert & Porter 1967
Abronia montecristoi Hidalgo 1983
Abronia monticola (Cope 1878)
Abronia moreletii (Bocourt 1872)
Abronia morenica Clause, Luna-Reyes & Nieto-Montes de Oca 2020
Abronia oaxacae (Günther 1885)
Abronia ochoterenai (Martín del Campo 1939)
Abronia ornelasi Campbell 1984
Abronia ramirezi Campbell 1994
Abronia reidi Werler & Shannon 1961
Abronia salvadorensis Hidalgo 1983
Abronia smithi Campbell & Frost 1993
Abronia taeniata (Wiegmann 1828)
Abronia vasconcelosii (Bocourt 1872)
Abronia viridiflava (Bocourt 1873)
Barisia Gray 1838
Elgaria Gray 1838
Gerrhonotus Wiegmann 1828

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Bifurcata
Unidentata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Anguimorpha
Neoanguimorpha
Anguioidea
Anguidae
Abronia (this page)
Abronia anzuetoi
Abronia aurita
Abronia campbelli
Abronia chiszari
Abronia fimbriata
Abronia frosti
Abronia graminea
Abronia lythrochila
Abronia matudai
Abronia mixteca
Abronia oaxacae
Abronia ornelasi
unclassified Abronia
Anguis
Barisia
Coloptychon
Dopasia
Elgaria
Gerrhonotus
Hyalosaurus
Mesaspis
Ophisaurus
Pseudopus

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Anguimorpha
Anguidae
Gerrhonotinae
Abronia (this page)
Abronia anzuetoi
Abronia aurita
Abronia bogerti
Abronia campbelli
Abronia chiszari
Abronia cuetzpali
Abronia deppii
Abronia fimbriata
Abronia frosti
Abronia fuscolabialis
Abronia gaiophantasma
Abronia graminea
Abronia leurolepis
Abronia lythrochila
Abronia martindelcampoi
Abronia matudai
Abronia meledona
Abronia mitchelli
Abronia mixteca
Abronia montecristoi
Abronia oaxacae
Abronia ochoterenai
Abronia ornelasi
Abronia ramirezi
Abronia reidi
Abronia salvadorensis
Abronia smithi
Abronia taeniata
Abronia vasconcelosii
Barisia
Coloptychon
Elgaria
Gerrhonotus
Mesaspis
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