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Comparative evaluation of funnel, box, and camera traps for reptile and amphibian inventory

Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.
We used data from 5 herpetological inventories conducted in Florida to evaluate the relative efficacy of funnel, box, and motion‐triggered camera traps for detecting reptile and amphibian species along drift‐fence arrays. Our results suggest that a hybrid array design (funnel traps + central camera trap) is best suited for general herpetofaunal ...
Tyler B. DeVos, Anna E. Koon, Emma E. Damm, Miriam E. Hilt, Derek M. Dunlop, Cathleen C. NeSmith, Franklin D. Price   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Simple method for culture of peripheral blood lymphocytes of Testudinidae

Genetics and Molecular Research, 2011
We developed and optimized a simple, efficient and inexpensive method for in vitro culture of peripheral blood lymphocytes from the Brazilian tortoise Chelonoidis carbonaria (Testudinidae), testing various parameters, including culture medium, mitogen concentration, mitotic index, culture volume, incubation time, and mitotic arrest.
Silva, T. L., Silva, M. I., Venancio, L. P., Zago, C. E., Moscheta, V. A., Lima, A. V., Vizotto, L. D., Santos, J. R., Bonini-Domingos, C. R., Oliveira, Maria Tercília Vilela de Azeredo   +9 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Refining the Vertebrate Mitochondrial 12S rRNA Secondary Structure by Comparative Analysis

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
This flowchart outlines the comprehensive workflow of the study, integrating diverse bioinformatics tools (e.g., NCBI2GO, SSU‐align, bpRNA) and their sequential interactions. Key steps, such as data preprocessing, structural prediction, and evolutionary analysis, are depicted with their respective outputs (e.g., standardized records, consensus ...
Fengxia Li, Gengyun Niu, Renzeng Du, Kun Wan, David Roy Smith, Meicai Wei, Haihe Shi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

HEAD UP ITS POSTERIOR LOBE, A REPLY TO AGNOLÍN AND CHIMENTO (2025)

Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia
Recently, Agnolín and Chimento (2025) erected a new species of land tortoise, called Chelonoidis pucara Agnolín & Chimento, 2025, from the Pleistocene of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, based on the holotype MLS 227, identified as “the anterior half ...
EVANGELOS VLACHOS, MARCELO S. DE LA FUENTE   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Parasites of domestic and wild animals in South Africa. LI. Ticks infesting leopard tortoises Stigmochelys pardalis, hingeback tortoises Kinixys zombensis and angulate tortoises Chersina angulata

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2017
The objective of the study was to record the tick species collected from three species of tortoise, each in a different province of South Africa. Ticks were collected from leopard tortoises, Stigmochyles pardalis, in the southern region of the Kruger ...
Ivan G. Horak, Ashley Pearcy, Kyle J. Lloyd   +2 more
doaj   +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

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

Beyond mammals: the evolution of chewing and other forms of oropharyngeal food processing in vertebrates

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1406-1462, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Oropharyngeal food processing exhibits a remarkable diversity among vertebrates, reflecting the evolution of specialised ‘processing centres’ associated with the mandibular, hyoid, and branchial arches. Although studies have detailed various food‐processing strategies and mechanisms across vertebrates, a coherent and comprehensive terminology ...
Daniel Schwarz, Maja Mielke, Stephan Handschuh, Anthony Herrel, Patrick Lemell, Léa Da Cunha, Nicolai Konow   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Description of Eimeria motelo sp. n. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the yellow footed tortoise, Geochelone denticulata (Chelonia: Testudinidae), and replacement of Eimeria carinii Lainson, Costa & Shaw, 1990 by Eimeria lainsoni nom. nov.

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2000
Eimeria motelo sp. n. is described from faeces of the yellow-footed tortoise, Geochelone denticulata (L.). Oocysts are irregularly ellipsoidal or cylindrical, with slightly expressed lobed protrusions and irregularities at the poles, possibly caused by ...
Lada Hurková, David Modrý, Bretislav Koudela, Jan Slapeta   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources