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Variation and development of the turtle chondrocranium, with a description of the common musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus, Kinosternidae, Cryptodira, Testudines)

The Anatomical Record, Volume 308, Issue 7, Page 1994-2037, July 2025.
Abstract Based on histological cross‐sections, the chondrocranium of the common musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) was reconstructed, described, and compared with other turtles. It differs from that of other turtle chondrocrania by possessing elongated, slightly dorsally orientated nasal capsules with three dorsolateral foramina, which might be ...
Luca Leicht, Zitong Zhang, Ingmar Werneburg   +2 more
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Habitat, population structure and community consume of Podocnemis unifilis and P. expansa (testudines: podocnemididae ) turtles in Curare-Los ingleses reserve, La Pedrera, Amazonas, Colombia

Mundo Amazónico, 2014
Habitat, population structure and consume of these resources by indigenous communities are determining factors for management and conservation of amazonian chelonians.
Ilba Carolina Figueroa, Augusto Fachín-Terán, Santiago Roberto Duque   +2 more
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Eimeria species (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) of podocnemis expansa (Schweigger) and geochelone denticulata (LINN.) from Amazonian Brazil (Reptilia: Chelonia)

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1990
Eimeria lagunculata, Eimeria mammiformis and Eimeria podocnemis n. spp., are described from the faeces of the fresh-water turtle Podocnemis expansa, in Pará State, north Brasil. Oocysts of E.
Ralph Lainson, Antonio Messias Costa, Jeffrey J. Shaw   +2 more
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Nest Site Selection and Nesting Behavior of Reeves' Turtle (Mauremys reevesii) in Qichun County, Hubei Province, China

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 7, July 2025.
This study investigates the nest site selection and nesting behavior of Reeves' turtles (Mauremys reevesii) in Qichun County, China. Our findings indicate that slope, canopy cover, and distance from the water source significantly influence nest site selection.
Zihao Ye, Rongping Bu, Hai‐Tao Shi
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Neuroanatomical study of the podocnemidid turtle Neochelys arenarum (Pleurodira), from the early Eocene of France

The Anatomical Record, Volume 308, Issue 6, Page 1646-1658, June 2025.
Abstract Neochelys is an exclusively European Eocene podocnemidid genus belonging to a linage that reached this continent at the early Eocene. The so far available anatomical information about it is relatively abundant, especially considering that of its shell, at least partially preserved for the eight valid species currently considered.
Marcos Martín‐Jiménez, Adán Pérez‐García   +1 more
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Monitoreo Participativo De La Caza De Quelonios (Podocnemididae) Por Ribereños En El Bajo Río Purús Y Protección De Lugares De Desova En La Rds Piagaçu-Purus, Brasil.

Revista Colombiana de Ciencia Animal Recia, 2013
Entre septiembre de 2011 y abril de 2012, se registraron informaciones participativas sobre las áreas de anidación y de las especies de quelonios cazados para el consumo por ribereños comunitarios de tres sectores de La Reserva de Desarrollo Sostenible ...
Fabiano Waldez, Adario Luana Gama, Boris Marioni, Felipe Rossoni, Jose Erickson   +4 more
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Evidence of multiple paternal contribution in Podocnemis sextuberculata (Testudines: Podocnemididae) detected by microsatellite markers.

Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 2015
Evidence of multiple paternity in Podocnemis sextuberculata (Testudines: Podocnemididae) detected by microsatellite markers. We found evidence of multiple paternity in a sample of 12 Podocnemis sextuberculata nests including seven nests (80 hatchlings ...
Cleiton Fantin, Dorothy Ivila Melo Pereira, Jorge Frank Ferreira, Paulo Cesar Andrade Machado, Tomas Hrbek, Luiz Alberto Santos Monjeló, Izeni Pires Farias   +6 more
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Primer registro para el Perú de Nematophila grandis (Diesing, 1839) Travassos, 1934 (Trematoda, Diplodiscidae) en Podocnemis unifilis (Troschel, 1848) (Testudines, Pelomedusidae)

Revista Peruana de Biología, 2013
El presente trabajo registra por primera vez para el Perú a Nematophila grandis (Diesing, 1839) Travassos, 1934, en la tortuga de río Podocnemis unifilis «taricaya».
Patricia Salízar, Lidia Sánchez
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Description of behavioral patterns of Podocnemis erythrocephala (Spix, 1824) (Testudines: Podocnemididae) (Red-headed river turtle) in captivity, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil Descrição de padrões comportamentais de Podocnemis erythrocephala (Spix, 1824) (Testudines: Podocnemididae) (Irapuca) em cativeiro, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil

Acta Amazonica, 2010
The biology and ecology of South American turtles is still poorly known, particularly, for the Brazilian species. Laboratory studies are essential to understand the life cycles of aquatic turtles species and to help in formulating management plans for ...
Larissa Schineider, Camila Ferrara, Richard C Vogt   +2 more
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Simple radiography of the coelomic cavity in Podocnemis expansa and Podocnemis unifilis: proposal for an illustrative atlas as a diagnostic tool

Brazilian Journal of Animal and Environmental Research
Testudines are among the most popular reptiles chosen as exotic pets and, as a result, are referred more frequently for veterinary evaluation. However, it is difficult to investigate pathologies in these individuals due to their body conformation, which prevents a detailed physical examination.
Juliana Valentin Portela, Leandro Nassar Coutinho, Ellen Yasmin Eguchi Mesquita, Bármela da Silva   +3 more
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