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Sexual Dimorphism in Testudo graeca zarudnyi (Testudines: Testudinidae) from Yazd Province, Central Iran

Russian Journal of Herpetology, 2023
To investigate morphological traits of the poorly known Zarudny’s tortoise, Testudo graeca zarudnyi Nikolsky, 1896, which has only been reported from Iran so far, we have conducted morphometric analysis to test sexual differences (sexual size and shape ...
Behzad Zadhoush, M. Rajabizadeh, M. Azizi, Hiva Faizi   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Comparative postcranial osteohistology and bone histovariability of aquatic and terrestrial turtles: the case of the South American Phrynops hilarii, Hydromedusa tectifera (Pleurodira, Chelidae), and Chelonoidis chilensis (Cryptodira, Testudinidae)

The Anatomical Record, 2022
This article presents a detailed comparative analysis of the bone microstructure of three extant species of South American turtles. The main histological characteristics of postcranial bones are identified, as well as the intraskeletal, ontogenetic and ...
M. Pereyra
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A new large‐sized species of Chelonoidis (Testudinidae) without gibbosities from the middle Miocene of Aguada Escondida (NW Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina)

The Anatomical Record, 2022
Previously, only one small‐sized species of Testudinidae (Chelonoidis gringorum) was named from Lower‐Middle Miocene of Central Patagonia. In this short article, we describe a new large Testudinidae, here named Chelonoidis meridiana sp. nov.
E. Vlachos, M. S. de la Fuente, J. Sterli   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The most complete extinct species of Testudo (Testudines, Testudinidae) defined by several well-preserved skeletons from the late Miocene of Romania

Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 2021
The genus Testudo was considered, for more than two centuries, to group almost all tortoises that are part of current biodiversity (i.e. the members of Testudinidae), as well as the extinct representatives of that successful lineage.
A. Pérez‐García, M. Martín-Jiménez, E. Vlachos, V. Codrea   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cross-sectional study of ticks in the vulnerable free-living spur-thighed tortoise Testudo graeca (Testudines: Testudinidae) from Morocco

International Journal of Acarology, 2022
The spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca L., 1758) is classified as a vulnerable species by the IUCN. In this context, it is important to explore the factors affecting its populations to set up an effective conservation plan.
E. Laghzaoui, Abdellah Bouazza, A. Abbad, E. E. El Mouden   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

CALCINOSIS CIRCUMSCRIPTA IN MULTIPLE SPECIES OF TORTOISES (TESTUDINIDAE)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Stormy J. Perry, Michael M. Garner, Angela M. Lennox, Robert J. Ossiboff, Sarah B. Sulkosky, Michael Lewin-Smith, Thomas H. Boyer   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The latest Miocene to Pliocene small‐sized fossil turtles, Testudinidae and Geoemydidae, from Makrygialos, Thermaikos Gulf, Northern Greece

The Anatomical Record, 2022
Although the existence of fossil turtles in Makrygialos and the surrounding areas, on the west side of the Thermaikos Gulf in Northern Greece, has been known for almost two decades, it has not been studied so far in detail. Over the last 5 years, we have
Maria Saltsidou, Anthi Paschalidou, Ioanna Sylvestrou, E. Vlachos   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The ontogeny of the femur and tibia during post-hatching development in the tortoise Chelonoidis chilensis (Chelonia: Testudinidae)

Amphibia-Reptilia
As animals grow, their bones adapt to changes in size and anatomy, preventing organ failure as body mass increases. This process, known as allometry, is particularly intriguing in terrestrial turtles, where the development of limb bones during ontogeny ...
Juan Miguel Slongo Sobron, Jesica Itatí Zuchuat, Oscar Decco, Adriana Silvina Manzano   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Total evidence analysis and body size evolution of extant and extinct tortoises (Testudines: Cryptodira: Pan‐Testudinidae)

Cladistics, 2018
Evangelos Vlachos, Márton Rabi
exaly   +2 more sources

Description of Cruzia sanjuanensis sp. nov. (Cosmocercoidea: Kathlaniidae) in the tortoise Chelonoidis chilensis (Testudines: Testudinidae) in the province of San Juan, Argentina

Historia naturalis Bulgarica
A new species of Cruzia (Cosmocercoidea: Kathlaniidae) collected from the large intestine of the tortoise (Chelonoidis chilensis) in the province of San Juan, Argentina is described. The new species differs from the rest of the species assigned to Cruzia
C. González-Rivas, Gabriel N. Castillo, Iván D Simoncelli   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source