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The Use of Prefemoral Endoscope-Assisted Surgery and Transplastron Coeliotomy in Chelonian Reproductive Disorders

Animals, 2022
Throughout the last decades, the increased popularity of the keeping of reptiles has led to a better understanding of the captive needs of a wide variety of species.
Tom Hellebuyck, Ferran Solanes Vilanova
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Occurrence and diversity of Campylobacter species in captive chelonians

, 2020
The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence and diversity of Campylobacter species in chelonians. From July 2016 to September 2017, a total of 452 individuals from a large variety of tortoises (n = 366) and turtles/terrapins (n = 86) kept in ...
Ilias Apostolakos, Carlotta De Luca, Elena Boetto, Alessandra Piccirillo, Gregorio Iraola   +4 more
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New distribution records of Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei (Testudines: Chelidae) from southeastern Brazil, including observations on reproduction

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2016
Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei is a poorly known freshwater turtle widely distributed in central South America, where it occurs in Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, and probably Bolivia.
Fábio Maffei, Bruno Tayar Marinho do Nascimento, Guilherme Marson Moya, Reginaldo José Donatelli   +3 more
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Data_Sheet_1_Community-Based Conservation and Management of Chelonians in the Amazon.docx

, 2022
Chelonians represent an important resource in the Amazon, either as a source of protein at the base of the food chain of aquatic and transition ecosystems, or in the dispersion of seeds of plants from floodplains and flooded forests.
Aldeniza Cardoso de Lima (12279275), Wander da Silva Rodrigues (12279305), Midian Salgado Monteiro (12279302), Sandra Helena da Silva Azevedo (12279281), Carlos Dias de Almeida (12279287), Ruth Lima Teixeira (12279314), José Ribamar da Silva Pinto (12279296), Jânderson Rocha Garcez (12279293), Alfredo Luiz Belém Pontes (12279311), Richard Carl Vogt (12279323), Jefferson Moreira da Silva (12279317), Eleyson Barboza da Silva (12279290), Paulo Henrique Guimarães de Oliveira (12279272), Thiago Luiz Ferreira Anízio (12279308), Wallice Luiz Paxiúba Duncan (12279320), Paulo Cesar Machado Andrade (12279269), João Alfredo da Mota Duarte (12279278), Liriann Chrisley Nascimento da Silva (12279299), Anndson Brelaz de Oliveira (12279284)   +18 more
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Contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the liver, gall bladder and urogenital tract in female red-eared terrapins (Trachemys scripta elegans)

Veterinární Medicína, 2017
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the feasibility of contrast-enhanced computed tomography for organ morphology and perfusion in five captive terrapins.
V. Sochorcova, P. Proks, E. Cermakova, Z. Knotek   +3 more
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Proteomic insight into the venom composition of the largest European rear-fanged snake, Malpolon monspessulanus monspessulanus

Toxicon: X, 2022
Snake envenomations constitute a worldwide neglected tropical disease, with the vast majority of lethal bites inflicted by front-fanged snakes from the viperid and elapid groups.
Dominique Koua, Anicet Ebou, Zeinab Habbouche, Jean-Marie Ballouard, Sébastien Caron, Xavier Bonnet, Sébastien Dutertre   +6 more
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Social, biological, and environmental drivers of the hunting and trade of the endangered yellow-footed tortoise in the Amazon

Ecology and Society, 2015
Chelonians constitute an important source of food and income for the inhabitants of tropical forests. We assessed the social, biological, and environmental factors affecting the hunting and trade of the endangered yellow-footed tortoise ( Chelonoidis ...
Thaís Q Morcatty, João Valsecchi
doaj   +1 more source

Conservation units alone are insufficient to protect Brazilian Amazonian chelonians. [PDF]

Sci Rep
The creation of protected areas (PAs) is not always based on science; consequently, some aquatic species may not receive the same level of protection as terrestrial ones.
Sousa LM, Correia LL, Alexandre RJR, Pena SA, Vieira TB.   +4 more
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Lack of detection of West Nile virus in an islander population of chelonians during a West Nile virus outbreak.

, 2016
In 2011, several outbreaks of West Nile disease occurred in Sardinia (Italy). The region hosts several chelonian species. Because of the increasing concern on the potential role that ectotherms may play in the ecology of West Nile virus (WNV), in October
Di Girolamo, Nicola, Maldera, Marco, Origgi, Francesco, Muzzeddu, Marco, Selleri, Paolo, Morandi, Benedetto, Nardini, Giordano, Di Gennaro, Annapia, Savini, Giovanni   +8 more
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Clade‐wide morphological and functional variation of the sauropsid columella

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The columella (=stapes) is the middle ear bone of reptiles that transmits vibrations from the environment to the inner ear. It has been shown to exhibit extensive interspecific morphological disparity in several clades; however, its morphological variation and associated functional consequences remain poorly described.
John Peacock, Serjoscha W. Evers, Tiago R. Simões, Garth M. Spellman, Daniel J. Field   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source