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DescriptionBufo bufo 03-clean.jpg
English: Common toad (Bufo bufo) in Bensheim (Germany). Picture cleaned from sensor dirt.
Deutsch: Erdkröte (Bufo bufo) in Bensheim. Bild von Sensorflecken gereinigt.
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