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Osteohistological characterization of notosuchian osteoderms: Evidence for an overlying thick leathery layer of skin

open access: yesJournal of Morphology, Volume 284, Issue 1, January 2023., 2023
The perpendicular insertion of Sharpey's fibers in the external cortex suggests the presence of a thick leathery skin layer overlying notosuchian osteoderms. Although intramembranous ossification is the main process involved in the development of crocodyliform osteoderms, we reported a case of metaplastic development.
Mariana Valéria de Araújo Sena   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geological control of Podocnemis expansa and Podocnemis unifilis nesting areas in Rio Javaés, Bananal Island, Brazil Controle geológico das áreas de nidificação de Podocnemis expansa e Podocnemis unifilis no Rio Javaés, Ilha do Bananal, Brasil

open access: yesActa Amazonica, 2003
The distribution of the nests of Podocnemis expansa (Amazon turtle) and Podocnemis unifilis (yellow-spotted side neck turtle) along the point bars of the Javaés River in Bananal Island, demonstrates a clear preference of these chelonians for ...
Paulo Dias Ferreira Júnior   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Podocnemis expansa

open access: yes, 2022
Published as part of Iverson, John B., 2022, A review of Chelonian type specimens (order Testudines), pp.
openaire   +2 more sources

New records of digeneans from Podocnemis spp. (Testudines, Podocnemididae) from Iquitos, Peru

open access: yesRevista Peruana de Biología, 2011
We obtained 8 digestive tract of the turtle Podocnemis expansa and 18 of P. unifilis from the Belen market (Iquitos, Peru). Only digeneans were studied and identified.
Manuel Tantaleán   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pharmacological restraint of captivity giant Amazonian turtle Podocnemis expansa (Testudines, Podocnemididae) with xylazine and propofol Contenção farmacológica de tartaruga da Amazônia Podocnemis expansa (Testudines, Podocnemididae) de cativeiro com xilazina e propofol

open access: yesActa Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2008
PURPOSE: Identify a technique to induce brief sedation and hypnosis in Podocnemis expansa. METHODS: Twenty commercially bred P. expansa, weighing on average 1.2 ± 0.24 kg, were subjected to two protocols: G1 was given 1.5 mg/kg IM of xylazine and ...
André Luiz Quagliatto Santos   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pivotal temperature and sexual dimorphism of Podocnemis expansa hatchlings (Testudines: Podocnemididae) from Bananal Island, Brazil

open access: yesZoologia (Curitiba), 2009
A common problem when trying to identify the sex of hatchling turtles is that juveniles are not obviously externally dimorphic and current techniques to identify sex are often invasive.
Adélio Lubiana   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Podocnemis expansa

open access: yes, 2011
Published as part of Gaffney, Eugene S., Meylan, Peter A., Wood, Roger C., Simons, Elwyn & De Almeida Campos, Diogenes, 2011, Evolution Of The Side-Necked Turtles: The Family Podocnemididae, pp. 1-237 in Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2011 (350) on page 29, DOI: 10.1206/350.1, http://zenodo.org/record ...
Gaffney, Eugene S.   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Avaliação da cavidade orofaríngea da tartaruga da Amazônia, Podocnemis expansa (Schweigger, 1812)

open access: yesPesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2015
Resumo: Os quelônios são importantes como fonte alimentar e econômica para as comunidades da região amazônica. Sendo assim, a caça, a pesca e a procura por ovos destes animais tem ocorrido frequentemente.
Thaís B. Silveira   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nuevos registros de nemátodes parásitos de animales de vida silvestre en el Perú

open access: yesRevista Peruana de Biología, 2014
Se registran, por primera vez para el Perú, 4 especies de nemátodes: Dipetalonema graciliformis Freitas, 1964 parásito de Saguinus labiatus; Evaginuris branickii (McCiure, 1932) Quentín, 1973 de Dinomys branickii; Alaeuris caudatus (Lent & Freitas ...
Manuel Tantaleán
doaj   +1 more source

Checklist of chelonians from the upper Madeira River and the lower Madeira-Purus interfluvium (Brazilian Amazon), including a range expansion for Podocnemis sextuberculata Cornalia, 1849 [PDF]

open access: yesCheck List, 2016
We present data on occurrence of chelonians for the Madeira River (southwestern Amazon, Brazil). Sampling was undertaken along the BR-319 Highway in the Madeira-Purus interfluvium and along a 125‑km stretch of the upper Madeira River.
Claudia Keller   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

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