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The Anatomical Record, 2022 AbstractThe Testudo graeca (i.e., Greek Tortoise or Spur‐thighed Tortoise) origin in Western Europe is a subject of debate within the scientific community. The species is a part of the current Spanish biodiversity, with three isolated populations, located in the south‐eastern (Almeria and Murcia) and south‐western (Doñana National Park, Andalusia ...
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New Locality Records of Testudo graeca (L., 1758) in the Eastern Black Sea Region of Türkiye
Turkish Journal of Bioscience and CollectionsObjective: The literature does not clearly specify the locations inhabited by the spurthighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) from the eastern Black Sea coast of Türkiye. This study thus aimes to reveal new locality records for T.
Ufuk Bülbül +2 more
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Mechanisms Determining Body Size and Shape Difference in Algerian Spur-Thighed Tortoises (Testudo graeca). [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2022 Simple Summary Assessing the body size and body shape variations between sexes and geographical populations can help us understand the adaptive responses of organisms in the face of the pressures to which they are subjected.
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Folia VeterinariaThe Spur-thighed tortoise has a large geographic distribution and can be infested by several tick species, mainly Hyalomma aegyptium. This tick has recently been confirmed as a natural carrier of numerous pathogenic, including zoonotic agents.
Ammar Selles Sidi Mohamed +5 more
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Where do you come from, stranger? A scientific-historical digression with discussion on nomenclature and taxonomy of Testudo graeca Linnaeus, 1758 [PDF]
Herpetozoa, 2020 It is shown that the location data for the terra typica restricta of Testudo graeca and for the terra typica designata for Testudo graeca are based on an incorrectly assigned location. In fact, the original place corresponds to Santa Cruz, known today as
Mario Schweiger, Richard Gemel
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Molecular study of <i>Rickettsia</i> species in ticks and blood collected from hedgehogs (<i>Erinaceus europaeus</i>) and tortoises (<i>Testudo graeca</i>) in Iran. [PDF]
One HealthBackground The family Rickettsiaceae, especially the genus Rickettsia, refers to obligate intracellular pathogens responsible for zoonotic diseases such as rickettsiosis.
Ownagh A, Enferadi A, Rezaverdinejad M.
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Macro- and micro-anatomical investigation of the oropharyngeal roof of landform greek tortoise (Testudo graeca graeca) and semi-aquatic red-eared slider turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans). [PDF]
BMC Vet ResThe present investigation examined the oropharyngeal roof of two turtles having different feeding behaviors: the landform Greek tortoise ( Testudo graeca graeca ) primarily herbivores and the semi-aquatic red-eared slider turtle ( Trachemys scripta ...
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Review of the herpetofauna of Attica, mainland Greece [PDF]
Herpetozoa, 2021 Although the insular distribution of the rich herpetofauna of Greece has been studied more extensively, the mainland one is still underexplored. The region of Attica in central Greece represents one of these “black spots” in the mainland.
Ioannis Annousis +2 more
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Zoodiversity, 2021 The study of the distribution of protected animal species in Europe is especially relevant in a changing climate. Therefore, in this work, we tried to solve the problem of the possibility of habitation of turtles Testudo graeca and Testudo hermanni in ...
O. Nekrasova +4 more
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Natural History Sciences, 2020 The island of Lefkada is a popular and easily accessible tourist destination; nevertheless, there is no comprehensive checklist of its interesting herpetofauna.
Roberto Sindaco, Roberta Rossi
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