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Where Lineages Persist: Phylogenetic Patterns and Evolutionary Vulnerability in South Africa's Herpetofauna

Diversity and Distributions, Volume 32, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Conservation under the current global biodiversity crisis demands strategic prioritisation to maximise the impact of limited resources. This study aims to integrate evolutionary history, an often‐overlooked component of biodiversity, alongside extinction risk to identify priority species and regions, assessing both the feasibility and ...
J. Alexander Nieto Lawrence, Jiří Šmíd, Rikki Gumbs, Krystal A. Tolley   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

First occurrences of Trionychidae (Testudines, Cryptodira) from the Miocene of Poland: Detailed cranial anatomy and biogeographic implications

Journal of Anatomy, Volume 249, Issue 2, Page 314-337, August 2026.
Fossil finds from three Middle Miocene sites in Poland reveal the northernmost known presence of trionychid turtles in Europe, tentatively identified as Trionyx cf. vindobonensis, suggesting a warmer climate that supported thermophilic species in Central Europe during this period. Abstract Modern trionychids (Testudines, Cryptodira) have a pan‐tropical
Yohan Pochat‐Cottilloux, Sergi López‐Torres, Milan Chroust, Georgios L. Georgalis, Marcin Górka, Mateusz Tałanda   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Testudines BATSCH 1788

, 2018
TESTUDINES BATSCH, 1788 CRYPTODIRA COPE, 1868a CHELONIOIDEA BAUR, 1893 PAN-CHELONIIDAE JOYCE, PARHAM & GAUTHIER 2004 EUCLASTES COPE, 1867 EUCLASTES WIELANDI HAY, 1908 FIGS. 2–4 Material— RU-EFP-00009, a nearly complete skull roof (Fig. 2), braincase (Fig. 3), and lower jaw (Fig. 4).
Ullmann, Paul V., Boles, Zachary M., Knell, And Michael J.   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

High Early Embryo Mortality and Low Hatching Success Observed in Aldabra Giant Tortoise Populations

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 7, July 2026.
This preliminary study provides the first population‐level assessment of fertilisation and hatching success in the Aldabra giant tortoise across natural and translocated populations in Seychelles, revealing low and highly variable hatching success—particularly in translocated populations.
Alessia Marialydia Lavigne, Richard Baxter, Eric Blais, Mark Brown, Robert Bullock, Christina Marques, Angelin Bernardis Sanders, Nirmal Jivan Shah, Chris Tagg, Elisabeth Wareing, James Wareing, Nicola Hemmings   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Learedius learedi Price 1934 (Digenea, Spirorchiidae) in Chelonia mydas Linnaeus 1758 (Testudines, Chelonidae) in Brazil: case report Learedius learedi Price 1934 (Digenea, Spirorchiidae) em Chelonia mydas Linnaeus 1758 (Testudines, Chelonidae) no Brasil: relato de caso

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2006
This study reports the occurrence of Learedius learedi Price 1934 (Digenea, Spirorchiidae) in Chelonia mydas Linnaeus 1758 (Testudines, Chelonidae) in Brazil. Eleven animals were included in this study, 54.6 % of them were parasitized.
M.R. Werneck, J.H. Becker, B.G. Gallo, R.J. Silva   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

3D CT Anatomy and Morphology of the Appendicular Skeleton of European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis)

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 4, July 2026.
This study has been designed to assess the anatomical features of the skeletal system in this species and draw comparisons with other turtle species. CT‐Scan Machine and Micro CT‐Scan Machine were used for this study. Gross anatomical studies were performed on prepared bones using the method of using insects.
Omid Zehtabvar, Ali Reza Vajhi, Somaye Davudypoor, Roshanak Mokhtari, Kiana Farahani, Seyyed Hossein Modarres Tonekabony   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate, Continental Breakup and Habitat Shape Global Diversification and Biogeography of Turtles (Testudines)

Journal of Biogeography, Volume 53, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Evaluate the relative contributions of palaeotemperature, palaeogeographic reconfiguration, and habitat heterogeneity to the diversification and biogeographic history of turtles (Order Testudines) from the Triassic to the present. Location and Time Period Global; Triassic–Recent.
Zhongning Zhao, Chad Keates, J. Paul Grobler, Phillip. A. Bester, Stephanus Riekert, Neil Heideman   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gene Expression and Alternative Splicing Throughout the Reproductive Cycle of a Viviparous Lizard Reveal Novel Genes for Pregnancy and Convergence With Squamates and Mammals

Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 14, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Squamate pregnancy is an important topic in reproductive and evolutionary biology, as it provides insight to amniote live‐bearing that is not mammalian. Gene regulation in squamates is poorly characterised and the extent of molecular convergence in the developmental mechanisms of pregnancy across amniotes is strongly debated.
John L. Smout, Maureen M. Bain, Mark McLaughlin, Kathryn R. Elmer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Testudines Batsch 1788

, 2013
Published as part of Takahashi, Akio, Ōki, Kimihiko, Ishido, Takahiro & Hirayama, Ren, 2013, A new species of the genus Ocadia (Testudines: Geoemydidae) from the middle Miocene of Tanegashima Island, southwestern Japan and its paleogeographic implications, pp.
Takahashi, Akio, Ōki, Kimihiko, Ishido, Takahiro, Hirayama, Ren   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Computed tomography for evaluation of the normal lung in adult male terrapins of five captive species

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
Data on the tomographic characteristics of lung parenchyma in terrapins are rare. The objective of this study was to describe the tomographic anatomy of the lung parenchyma in five species of terrapins and estimate the normal CT attenuation values of the
I.C.C. Silva, L.C. R. Albuquerque, A.S. Oliveira, W.A. Silva, T.H.T. Fernandes, F.S. Costa   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source