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                            <para>The dataset contains both presence and absence occurrence records of reptiles and amphibians from Croatia, reported by various elements of the nature protection sector.</para>
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                        <para></para>
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                            <para>Reptile and Amphibian occurrence data gathered through various projects, e.g. financed by the public institutions for management of protected areas of nature, various literature and other sources.</para>
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                                <citation>MEPGT-IEN (2024). Reptile and Amphibian occurrence data from the nature protection sector. Version 1.0. Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition. Occurrence dataset. https://ipt-bioatlas.bioportal.hr/resource?r=herpetofauna_zavod_sektor&amp;amp;v=1.0</citation>
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