Symmetry-Breaking Stabilities in Carapace Curvature on Testudo (Reptilia, Testudinidae) [PDF]
Animals, 2022 The aim of this research was to contribute to the study of the doming geometry of Testudo carapace as an unstable point of equilibrium when animals are overturned.
Pere M. Parés-Casanova +3 more
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Bone histology of Neogene angulate tortoises (Testudines: Testudinidae) from South Africa: palaeobiological and skeletochronological implications [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2023 Here we examine the tibial microstructure of modern and fossil angulate tortoises to assess the histology and growth from the late Miocene–early Pliocene, Pleistocene through to modern forms.
Mohd Shafi Bhat +2 more
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A new species of Orientatractis (Nematoda: Cosmocercoidea: Atractidae) parasite of Yellow-Spotted Amazon River Turtle, Podocnemis unifilis Troschel, 1848 (Testudines: Podocnemididae) in Brazilian Amazon [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2023 The current study describes a new species of nematode, Orientatractis matosi n. sp. (Atractidae), from the stomach and large intestine of Podocnemis unifilis Troschel, 1848 (Testudinidae), collected in the Tocantins and Xingu rivers in the Brazilian ...
Ronald Ferreira Jesus +3 more
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Herpesviruses in Captive Chelonians in Europe Between 2016 and 2020 [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Herpesviruses are important pathogens in tortoises and turtles, yet little is known about the epidemiology of these viruses. We analyzed herpesviruses detected by PCR in samples from captive chelonians in Europe according to virus strain, host species ...
Christoph Leineweber +2 more
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Acanthoatractis xinguensis n. gen., n. sp. (Nematoda: Cosmocercoidea: Atractidae) parasite of yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle, Podocnemis unifilis Troschel (Testudines: Podocnemididae) in Brazilian Amazon [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeNematodes collected from the stomach of the yellow-spotted turtle Podocnemis unifilis Troschel, 1848 (Testudinidae) in the Brazilian state of Pará are assigned to a new genus, allocated to the family Atractidae (Cosmocerdoidea). Acanthoatractis n.
Ronald Ferreira Jesus +3 more
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Historia Naturalis Bulgarica, 2023 Very large specimens of T. graeca ibera were found in Bulgaria, but mostly in the 20th century. Presently, such tortoises are almost absent in the country. Here we summarise data about the largest spur-thighed tortoises registered in Bulgaria and provide
Emanuil Mitrevichin +3 more
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Herpetofauna, Ponte de Pedra Hydroelectric Power Plant, states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2009 This paper presents a check list of amphibians and reptiles of the area under influence of Ponte de Pedra hydroelectricpower plant on Correntes River (municipality of Sonora), between the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso do Sul and MatoGrosso.
Silva Jr., N. J. +6 more
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Annotated checklist of amphibians and reptiles of Qom Province, central Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2015 The updated checklist of amphibians and reptiles of Qom Province, Central Iran is presented. Totally 46 species, 35 genera and 17 families of reptiles and amphibians are reported in the area. The most diverse suborder is serpentes with 19 species or 41.3%
Seyed Mahdi Kazemi +6 more
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, 2021 Testudinidae indet. (Fig. 4) LOCALITIES. — MWQ4/2018. STUDIED MATERIAL. — Czech Republic. South Moravia Region, Mokrá-Quarry, shell and postcranial remains (Fig. 4 A-M): Pal. 1363, shell fragment; Pal. 1364, scapula (i.e., anterodorsal process fragment); Pal. 1365, right fibula.
Luján, Àngel H. +4 more
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Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2020 The Elongated Tortoise, Indotestudo elongata (Family Testudinidae) is one of the five land tortoises having distribution in India. For the first time, we report a new distributional record for this species from Valmiki Tiger Reserve region of Bihar.
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