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Common Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Hippopotamus amphibius
Species recognized by Eswatini Species List, Egypt Species List, wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, Kissling et al, 2014, Angola Species List, Benin Species List, Botswana Species List, Brazil Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Cameroon Species List, Central African Republic Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Djibouti Species List, Ethiopia Species List, France Species List, Gabon Species List, Gambia Species List, Georgia Species List, Germany Species List, Greece Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Kenya Species List, Malawi Species List, Morocco Species List, Namibia Species List, Niger Species List, Nigeria Species List, Senegal Species List, South Sudan Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sudan Species List, Tanzania Species List, Uganda Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, wikipedia ID, Argentina Species List, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, Mexico Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Atlantic Species List, South Atlantic Species List, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia BR, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia MS, wikipedia SK, wikipedia NN, wikipedia LV, wikipedia IS, wikipedia SL, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, EOL authors, wikipedia gl Galician, Wildfinder (WWF), Milk Composition of Non Dairy Animals, and United States Species List
Hippopotamus amphibius
Recognized by CalPhotos, AnAge articles, Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum, Arkive, micro*scope, Biopix Nature Photos, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, and Pantheria
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, Mozambique Species List, and GBIF national node type records Germany
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758
Recognized by NBII images and Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk
Hippopotamus amphibius
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, CITES, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Kappeler et al 2013, Morgan Ernest 2003, Smith et al 2011, Anderson and Wiens 2017, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Hippopotamus amphibius
Recognized by PlanetScott, Flickr Group, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, and Flickr BHL
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, and TreatmentBank

Alternative Names

Hippopotamus amphibious
Synonym according to NCBI
Hippopotamus (Tetraprotodon) amphibius
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Hippopotamus incognitus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database

Common Names

English

Common Hippopotamus preferred
Recognized by Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk, Wikidata Common Names, and admin
Hippopotamus
prefer
Recognized by Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk, Arkive, PlanetScott, CITES, AnAge, Flickr BHL, and Wikidata Common Names
Large Hippo
prefer
Recognized by Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk, CITES, and Wikidata Common Names
Common Hippopotamus -- Hippopotamus
prefer
Recognized by Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum
Large hippo
prefer
Recognized by admin
hippopotamus
prefer
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web
hippo
prefer
Recognized by Paleobiology Database
Hippo
prefer
Recognized by Flickr BHL and Wikidata Common Names
River Hippopotamus
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Afrikaans

Seekoei preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Albanian

Kali i Nilit preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Amharic

ጉማሬ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

سيد قشطه
prefer
Recognized by Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk
فرس النهر preferred
Recognized by Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk and Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

սովորական գետաձի preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

hipopótamu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Avaric

ГӀадияб бегемот preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Begemot preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bambara

Mali preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bashkir

Ябай бегемот preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

hipopotamo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

Бегемот preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
бэгемот
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name)

Bengali

জলহস্তী preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Dourvarc'h preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

хипопотам preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Burmese

ရေမြင်း preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

hipopòtam preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chechen

Бегемот preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

河马 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Cornish

Dowrvargh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Nilski konj preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

hroch obojživelný preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dagbani

Ŋamli preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

flodhest preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Dinka

Rɔu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian

ހިޕޯޕޮޓަމަސް preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Nijlpaard
prefer
Recognized by CITES
nijlpaard preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Amfibia hipopotamo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

jõehobu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ewe

Tɔmenyi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Virtahepo preferred
Recognized by CITES and admin
virtahepo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Hippopotame amphibie
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Hippopotame preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Hipopótamo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

ბეჰემოთი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Flusspferd preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin
Nilpferd
prefer
Recognized by admin
Flußpferd
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Großflusspferd
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Ιπποπόταμος preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Gujarati

હિપોપોટેમસ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Haitian; Haitian Creole

Ipopotam preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hausa

dorina preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

היפופוטם preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hindi

दरियाई घोड़ा preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

nílusi víziló preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Flóðhestur preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ido

Hipopotamo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Igbo

enyi mmiri preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Kuda nil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

dobhareach preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Ippopotamo preferred
Recognized by CITES

Japanese

カバ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020

Javanese

Jaran nil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kabardian Circassian

Псыфэнд preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kabiyè

Tuduwa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kabyle

Abanɣu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kalaallisut; Greenlandic

Imermiutarsuaq preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kannada

ಹಿಪಪಾಟಮಸ್ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kazakh

Бегемот preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

하마 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kurdish

Hespê Rûbar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lak

Щинал айгьур preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lao

ມ້າແມ່ນ້ຳ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

nīlzirgs preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lingala

Ngubú preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lingua Franca Nova

Ipopotamo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Didysis hipopotamas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch

Nilpäerd preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

Нилски коњ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malagasy

Hipopotama preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malay

Badak air preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

നീർക്കുതിര preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Marathi

पाणघोडा preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Min Dong

Ò̤-mā preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mongolian

Армана preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Tééhoołtsódii preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nepali

जलगैंडा preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Northern Sami

rávdnjeheasta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

flodhest preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
vanlig flodhest preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Oriya

ହିପୋପୋଟାମସ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

اسب آبی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

hipopotam nilowy preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

hipopótamo-comum preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pushto; Pashto

د اوبو آس preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Quechua

Hatun mayu khuchi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Hipopotam preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

обыкновенный бегемот preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Santali

ᱫᱟᱜ ᱦᱟ.ᱛᱤ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Scottish Gaelic

Each-aibhne preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

нилски коњ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Nilski konj preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shona

Mvuu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sinhalese

හිපපොටේමස් preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Hroch obojživelný preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Somali

Jeer preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Hipopótamo
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Hipopótamo Anfibio preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Veliki povodni konj preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sundanese

Kuda nil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swahili

Kiboko preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

flodhäst preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Tagalog

Hipopotamus preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tajik

Баҳмут preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

நீர்யானை preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tatar

гади бәһәмүт preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Telugu

నీటి ఏనుగు preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

ฮิปโปโปเตมัส preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tibetan

ཆུ་རྟ། preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tumbuka

Chigwele preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Su aygırı preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Udmurt

Бегемот preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Бегемот preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

Kobu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Nicor preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
The hippo's main prey is dwarves preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Yemde preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
ga᷆ryàm preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
hippoheävaš preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
virdehiävuš preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Бегемот preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Գետաձի preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
लःगय्ँ‌रा preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
ᏝᏪᏆ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Upper Sorbian

wodosłon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Urdu

دریائی گھوڑا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uzbek

Gippopotamus preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Hà mã preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Welsh

Afonfarch preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

河马 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Xhosa

Imvubu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yiddish

היפאפאטאם preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zulu

Imvubu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

سيد قشطه preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azb

سوآیقیری preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Diq

Hipopotam preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nan

Hô-bé preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

دریائی گھوڑا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pt Br

Hipopótamo comum
prefer
Recognized by admin
Hipopótamo-do-Nilo
prefer
Recognized by admin
hipopótamo-comum preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr Ec

нилски коњ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vro

Jõõhopõn preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

河馬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

河马 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

The hippo is a pred and dwarves are prey and it has vore preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Cetartiodactyla
Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus Linnaeus 1758
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Hippopotamus amphibius amphibius Linnaeus 1758
Hippopotamus amphibius capensis Desmoulins 1825
Hippopotamus amphibius kiboko Heller 1914
Hippopotamus antiquus Desmarest 1822
Hippopotamus behemoth Faure 1986
Hippopotamus creutzburgi Boekschoten & Sondaar 1966
Hippopotamus gorgops Dietrich 1928
Hippopotamus laloumena Faure & Guerin 1990
Hippopotamus lemerlei Grandidier 1868
Hippopotamus major Cuvier 1824
Hippopotamus melitensis Major 1902
Hippopotamus minor Desmarest 1822
Hippopotamus pentlandi Von Meyer 1832

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Artiodactyla Owen 1848
Hippopotamidae Gray 1821
Hippopotamus Linnaeus 1758
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Hippopotamus amphibius amphibius Linnaeus 1758
Hippopotamus amphibius capensis Desmoulins 1825
Hippopotamus amphibius kiboko Heller 1914
Hippopotamus laloumena Faure & Guerin 1990
Hippopotamus lemerlei Grandidier 1868

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Cetartiodactyla
Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus Linnaeus 1758
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Hippopotamus amphibius amphibius Linnaeus 1758
Hippopotamus amphibius capensis Desmoulins 1825
Hippopotamus amphibius kiboko Heller 1914
Hippopotamus antiquus Desmarest 1822
Hippopotamus behemoth Faure 1986
Hippopotamus creutzburgi Boekschoten & Sondaar 1966
Hippopotamus gorgops Dietrich 1928
Hippopotamus laloumena Faure & Guerin 1990
Hippopotamus lemerlei Grandidier 1868
Hippopotamus major Cuvier 1824
Hippopotamus melitensis Major 1902
Hippopotamus minor Desmarest 1822
Hippopotamus pentlandi Von Meyer 1832

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Cetartiodactyla
Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Hippopotamus amphibius amphibius Linnaeus 1758
Hippopotamus amphibius capensis Desmoulins 1825
Hippopotamus amphibius kiboko Heller 1914
Hippopotamus laloumena Faure & Guerin 1990
Hippopotamus lemerlei Grandidier 1868

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Artiodactyla
Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus Linnaeus 1758
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Hippopotamus amphibius amphibius
Hippopotamus amphibius capensis Desmoulins 1825
Hippopotamus amphibius etrusquus
Hippopotamus amphibius kiboko Heller 1914
Hippopotamus amphibius tschadensis Schwarz 1914
Hexaprotodon karumensis (Coryndon 1977)
Hippopotamus aethiopicus Coryndon & Coppens 1975
Hippopotamus antiquus Desmarest 1822
Hippopotamus behemoth Faure 1986
Hippopotamus coryndonae Geze 1985
Hippopotamus creutzburgi Boekschoten & Sondaar 1966
Hippopotamus gorgops Dietrich 1928
Hippopotamus kaisensis Hopwood 1926
Hippopotamus laloumena Faure & Guerin 1990
Hippopotamus lemerlei Grandidier 1868
Hippopotamus major Cuvier 1824
Hippopotamus meltensis Major 1902
Hippopotamus minor (Desmarest 1822)
Hippopotamus ponderosus Scott 1907
Hippopotamus protamphibius (Arambourg 1944)
Hippopotamus sirensis Pomel 1896
Trilobophorus afarensis (Geze 1985)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Artiodactyla Owen 1848
Hippopotamidae Gray 1821
Hippopotamus Linnaeus 1758
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Hippopotamus amphibius amphibius Linnaeus 1758
Hippopotamus amphibius capensis Desmoulins 1825
Hippopotamus amphibius kiboko Heller 1914
Hippopotamus laloumena Faure & Guerin 1990
Hippopotamus lemerlei Grandidier 1868

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Cetartiodactyla
Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Choeropsis liberiensis (Morton 1849)
Hippopotamus lemerlei Grandidier ex Milne-Edwards 1868
Hippopotamus madagascariensis Guldberg 1883

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Artiodactyla
Whippomorpha
Ancodonta
Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius (this page)
Hippopotamus amphibius kiboko

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
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Exafroplacentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Artiodactyla
Hippopotamidae
Hippopotaminae
Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius (this page)
Hippopotamus amphibius amphibius
Hippopotamus amphibius capensis
Hippopotamus amphibius kiboko
Hippopotamus imagunculus
Hippopotamus immaguncula
Hippopotamus liberiensis
Hippopotamus sivalensis
Hippopotamus terrestris
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