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Variation of community assembly rules of a whole turtle family (Pelomedusidae) from continental to local scales in Africa. Ecological Research 36: 961.
Haemogregarines from western Palaearctic freshwater turtles (generaEmys, Mauremys) are conspecific withHaemogregarina stepanowiDanilewsky, 1885. Parasitology 141: 522.
Distribution and abundance of Hemolivia mauritanica (Apicomplexa: Haemogregarinidae) and its vector Hyalomma aegyptium in tortoises of Iran. Biologia 70: 229.
On the Nomenclatural Status of the Recently Described Snail-eating Turtle from Southeast Asia (Testudines, Geoemydidae):Malayemys khoratensisvs.Malayemys isan. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 16: 239.
A new slider turtle (Testudines: Emydidae: Deirochelyinae:Trachemys) from the late Hemphillian (late Miocene/early Pliocene) of eastern Tennessee and the evolution of the deirochelyines. PeerJ 6: e4338.
Hybridization of Two Megacephalic Map Turtles (Testudines: Emydidae:Graptemys) in the Choctawhatchee River Drainage of Alabama and Florida. Copeia 2014: 725.
The world’s economically most important chelonians represent a diverse species complex (Testudines: Trionychidae: Pelodiscus). Organisms Diversity & Evolution 10: 227.
Comparison research and phylogenetic implications of mitochondrial control regions in four soft-shelled turtles of Trionychia (Reptilia, Testudinata). Genes & Genomics 32: 291.
Go east: phylogeographies of Mauremys caspica and M. rivulata– discordance of morphology, mitochondrial and nuclear genomic markers and rare hybridization. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 21: 527.
Ancient Phenotypes Revealed Through Present Day Species—A Morphological Analysis of Australia's Saw-Shelled Turtles Including the ThreatenedMyuchelys bellii(Testudines: Chelidae). Chelonian Conservation and Biology 12: 101.
On the brink of extinction? How climate change may affect global chelonian species richness and distribution. Global Change Biology 18: 1520.
From Continental Priorities to Local Conservation: A Multi-Level Analysis for African Tortoises. PLoS ONE 8: e77093.
Food choice of an Algerian population of the spur‐thighed tortoise,Testudo graeca. African Journal of Herpetology 57: 103.
Comparative study of the reptilian cornea's microstructure. Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 13: .
Spiroxys contortus(Gnathostomatidae) andFalcaustra affinis(Kathlaniidae) fromTrachemys dorbigni(Emydidae) in Southern Brazil. Comparative Parasitology 82: 129.
Chapiniella variabilis (Nematoda) parasitizing Chelonoidis carbonarius and C. denticulatus (Testudinidae) in the state of Piauí. Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária 26: 359.
One Extinct Turtle Species Less: Pelusios seychellensis Is Not Extinct, It Never Existed. PLoS ONE 8: e57116.
Jaw musculature during the dawn of turtle evolution. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 13: 225.
Third-stage larvae of the enoplid nematodeDioctophyme renale(Goeze, 1782) in the freshwater turtleTrachemys dorbignifrom southern Brazil. Journal of Helminthology 89: 630.
Competing generic concepts for Blanding’s, Pacific and European pond turtles (Emydoidea, Actinemys and Emys)—Which is best?. Zootaxa 2791: .
Evaluating the Significance of Paleophylogeographic Species Distribution Models in Reconstructing Quaternary Range-Shifts of Nearctic Chelonians. PLoS ONE 8: e72855.
Phylogeny and Morphological Variability of Trypanosomes from African Pelomedusid Turtles with Redescription of Trypanosoma mocambicum Pienaar, 1962. Protist 166: 599.
Color Variation among Habitat Types in the Spiny Softshell Turtles (Trionychidae: Apalone) of Cuatrociénegas, Coahuila, Mexico. Journal of Herpetology 42: 347.
Population Characteristics ofTrachemys dorbigni(Testudines, Emydidae) from Delta Do Jacuí State Park, Rio Grande Do Sul, Southern Brazil. South American Journal of Herpetology 6: 27.
Development of Distinct Morphotypes in Captive Seychelles–Aldabra Giant Tortoises. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 10: 102.
Life cycle of tortoise tick Hyalomma aegyptium under laboratory conditions. Experimental and Applied Acarology 54: 277.
Where are you from, stranger? The enigmatic biogeography of North African pond turtles (Emys orbicularis). Organisms Diversity & Evolution 14: 295.
Darwin's Pet Galápagos Tortoise, Chelonoidis darwini, Rediscovered. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 9: 270.
Ecological history and latent conservation potential: large and giant tortoises as a model for taxon substitutions. Ecography 33: 272.
Naming one of the world's rarest chelonians, the southern Batagur. Zootaxa 1758: .
Morphological tongue and palate characterizations in Trachemys adiutrix (Vanzolini, 1995) turtles. Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia 52: 519.
Where do you come from, stranger? A scientific-historical digression with discussion on nomenclature and taxonomy of Testudo graeca Linnaeus, 1758. Herpetozoa 33: 31.
Molecular phylogeny of Central and South American slider turtles: implications for biogeography and systematics (Testudines: Emydidae:Trachemys). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 50: 125.
Chelydra rossignonii, confirmación de su presencia en el estado de Oaxaca, México. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 86: 832.
Systematics and phylogeography of a threatened tortoise, the speckled padloper. Animal Conservation 13: 237.
Feeding behaviour in a ‘basal’ tortoise provides insights on the transitional feeding mode at the dawn of modern land turtle evolution. PeerJ 3: e1172.
Trachemys medemin. sp. from northwestern Colombia turns the biogeography of South American slider turtles upside down. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 55: 326.
The first complete mitochondrial genome of the critically endangered Malaysian giant turtle, Orlitia borneensis (Testudines: Geoemydidae). Journal of Genetics 103: .
Reappraisal ofTestudo antiqua(Testudines, Testudinidae) from the Miocene of Hohenhöwen, Germany. Journal of Paleontology 88: 948.
Identity of Three New Sea Turtles Named by J. Friedrich Eschscholtz. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 15: 157.
Genetic evidence for wild‐living Aspideretes nigricans and a molecular phylogeny of South Asian softshell turtles (Reptilia: Trionychidae: Aspideretes, Nilssonia). Zoologica Scripta 36: 301.
Southernmost Localities of Trachemys dorbigni and First Record of Trachemys scripta elegans for Argentina (Cryptodira: Emydidae). Chelonian Conservation and Biology 11: 128.
Genetic Assessment of Taxonomic Uncertainty in Painted Turtles. Journal of Herpetology 49: 314.
Molecular phylogeny of African hinge-back tortoises (Kinixys): implications for phylogeography and taxonomy (Testudines: Testudinidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 50: 192.
Molecular Evolutionary Relationships of Side-Necked Turtle Hemoglobin:cDNA-Derived Primary Structures and Computer-Assisted Tertiary Structuresof αA, αD, and β Globin Chains. Journal of Nihon University Medical Association 81: 283.
Endohelminths of European pond turtle Emys orbicularis in Southwest Iran. Journal of Parasitic Diseases 40: 194.
Reptile Diversity in Food Markets in Laos. Current Herpetology 34: 112.
Skull osteology, neuroanatomy, and jaw‐related myology of the pig‐nosed turtle Carettochelys insculpta (Cryptodira, Trionychia). The Anatomical Record 307: 2966.
Phylogenetic relationships among Indian freshwater turtles (family Trionychidae and Geoemydidae) with special reference to Lissemys punctata, inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequences. Meta Gene 22: 100610.
Conserved bone microstructure in the shells of long-necked and short-necked chelid turtles (Testudinata, Pleurodira). Fossil Record 12: 47.
Buried with turtles: the symbolic role of the Euphrates soft-shelled turtle (Rafetus euphraticus) in Mesopotamia. Antiquity 90: 111.
AFLP analysis shows high incongruence between genetic differentiation and morphology-based taxonomy in a widely distributed tortoise. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 108: 151.
A model assessing the conservation threats to freshwater turtles of Sub-Saharan Africa predicts urgent need for continental conservation planning. Biodiversity and Conservation 18: 1349.
The scientist eyes: monitoring YouTube™ to quantify aquatic pet release in Brazil. Aquatic Ecology 58: 73.
Weak divergence among African, Malagasy and Seychellois hinged terrapins (Pelusios castanoides, P. subniger) and evidence for human-mediated oversea dispersal. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 13: 215.
The nomenclatural status of the nomina of amphibians and reptiles created by Garsault (1764), with a parsimonious solution to an old nomenclatural problem regarding the genus Bufo (Amphibia, Anura), comments on the taxonomy of this genus, and comments on some nomina created by Laurenti (1768). Zootaxa 2447: .
Late MioceneMauremys(Testudines, Geoemydidae) from Tuscany (Italy): Evidence of terrapin persistence after a mammal turnover. Journal of Paleontology 83: 379.
Reptilian Prey of the Sonora Mud Turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense) with Comments on Saurophagy and Ophiophagy in North American Turtles. The Southwestern Naturalist 55: 135.
Spatial Turnover and Knowledge Gaps for African Chelonians Mirror those of African Small Mammals: Conservation Implications. Tropical Conservation Science 5: 365.
Phylogeny and taxonomy of endangered South and South‐east Asian freshwater turtles elucidated by mtDNA sequence variation (Testudines: Geoemydidae: Batagur, Callagur, Hardella, Kachuga, Pangshura). Zoologica Scripta 36: 429.
Type material of Platyhelminthes (Monogenoidea) housed in the Helminthological Collection of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute/ FIOCRUZ (CHIOC), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 1979 to 2016. ZooKeys 616: 1.
Atractis thapari (Nematoda, Atractidae) parasitizing Chelonoidis carbonarius and C. denticulatus (Testudinidae) in the state of Piauí, Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária 27: 146.
Paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental context of the Early Pleistocene hominins from Dmanisi (Georgia, Lesser Caucasus) inferred from the herpetofaunal assemblage. Quaternary Science Reviews 105: 136.
Does the “kamaroma”-plastron pattern morph occur in both Philippine subspecies of the turtle Cuora amboinensis?. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 124: 259.
The dazed and confused identity of Agassiz’s land tortoise, Gopherus agassizii (Testudines: Testudinidae) with the description of a new species and its consequences for conservation. ZooKeys 113: 39.
Biphasic Geographic Variation in Sexual Size Dimorphism of Turtle (Mauremys leprosa) Populations Along an Environmental Gradient in Morocco. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 9: 45.
Phylogenetic position of Pelusios williamsi and a critique of current GenBank procedures (Reptilia: Testudines: Pelomedusidae). Amphibia-Reptilia 33: 150.
The first complete mitochondrial genome of the Indian Tent Turtle, Pangshura tentoria (Testudines: Geoemydidae): Characterization and comparative analysis. Ecology and Evolution 9: 10854.
Extremely low genetic diversity and weak population differentiation in the endangered Colombian river turtle Podocnemis lewyana (Testudines: Podocnemididae). Conservation Genetics 13: 65.
Genetic and Morphological Variation Between Populations of the Pascagoula Map Turtle (Graptemys gibbonsi) in the Pearl and Pascagoula Rivers with Description of a New Species. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 9: 98.
An integrative approach to examining a homology question: shell structures in soft-shell turtles. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 99: 462.
Conservation genetics and phylogeography of the poorly known Middle Eastern terrapin Mauremys caspica (Testudines: Geoemydidae). Organisms Diversity & Evolution 13: 77.
Non-Native Chelonians In The National Zoological Collections Of Zoological Survey Of India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India : 33.
Skeletal development in the Chinese soft‐shelled turtlePelodiscus sinensis(Testudines: Trionychidae). Journal of Morphology 270: 1381.
Molecular phylogeny of African hinged and helmeted terrapins (Testudines: Pelomedusidae: Pelusios and Pelomedusa). Zoologica Scripta 40: 115.
Mitochondrial DNA effectively detects non-native Testudines: Invisible wildlife trade in northeast India. Gene Reports 4: 10.
Where Has Turtle Ecology Been, and Where Is It Going?. Herpetologica 75: 4.
The Head and Neck Anatomy of Sea Turtles (Cryptodira: Chelonioidea) and Skull Shape in Testudines. PLoS ONE 7: e47852.
A new genus for ‘Testudo’gigas, the largest European Paleogene testudinid. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 36: e1030024.
Integrative Taxonomy of Southeast Asian Snail-Eating Turtles (Geoemydidae: Malayemys) Reveals a New Species and Mitochondrial Introgression. PLOS ONE 11: e0153108.
Hierarchical, Quantitative Biogeographic Provinces for All North American Turtles and Their Contribution to the Biogeography of Turtles and the Continent. Herpetological Monographs 31: 142.
Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of the critically endangered Southern River Terrapin, Batagur affinis affinis (Reptilia: Geoemydidae) . Mitochondrial DNA Part B 8: 719.
Morphological characterization and phylogenetic relationships of Indochinese box turtles—The Cuora galbinifrons complex. Ecology and Evolution 9: 13030.
Molecular phylogenetics of the mud and musk turtle family Kinosternidae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 69: 929.
Aboriginal Tribe’s Knowledge of the Endangered Freshwater Turtle Cuora amboinensis in Car Nicobar, a Remote Oceanic Island in the Bay of Bengal. Fishes 8: 517.
Deep genealogical lineages in the widely distributed African helmeted terrapin: Evidence from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA (Testudines: Pelomedusidae: Pelomedusa subrufa). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 56: 428.
An updated description of the osteology of the pancake tortoiseMalacochersus tornieri(Testudines: Testudinidae) with special focus on intraspecific variation. Journal of Morphology 278: 321.
A morphological review of the Cuora flavomarginata complex (Testudines: Geoemydidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 121: 391.
First reliable records of the genus Chersine (Testudines: Testudinidae) from the Pliocene of Moldova . Historical Biology 33: 3046.
Morphology and molecular phylogeny of a new Myxidium species (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) infecting the farmed turtle Podocnemis expansa (Testudines: Podocnemididae) in the Brazilian Amazon. Parasitology International 66: 825.
A Global Analysis of Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Distributions with Identification of Priority Conservation Areas. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 8: 116.
Aquatic feeding in a terrestrial turtle: a functional-morphological study of the feeding apparatus in the Indochinese box turtle Cuora galbinifrons (Testudines, Geoemydidae). Zoomorphology 129: 111.
Case 3587 Podocnemis unifilis Troschel, 1848 (Reptilia,Testudines): proposed precedence over Emys cayennensis Schweigger, 1812. The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 70: 33.
Os Testudines continentais do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil: taxonomia, história natural e conservação. Iheringia. Série Zoologia 100: 413.
Temperature effects on metabolism and energy requirement during the fast growth phase in the red-footed tortoise, Chelonoidis carbonaria. Journal of Comparative Physiology B 193: 661.
Evolution of the Side-Necked Turtles: The Family Podocnemididae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 350: 1.
The Miocene tortoiseTestudo catalaunicaBataller, 1926, and a revised phylogeny of extinct species of genusTestudo(Testudines: Testudinidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 178: 312.
Trachemys grayi emolli(Testudines, Emydidae) in Honduras and its systematic relationships based on mitochondrial DNA. Zoosystematics and Evolution 89: 21.
Morphologic and Cytochemical Characteristics of the Blood Cells of the Yellow-Bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta). Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia 46: 446.
Comparative mitogenomic and phylogenetic analysis of Apalone spinifera and Apalone ferox (Testudines: Trionychidae). Genetica 147: 165.
Fossil turtles of Slovakia: New material and a review of the previous record. Amphibia-Reptilia 33: 423.
Paul Philippe Sanguin de Jossigny (1750–1827), artiste de Philibert Commerson. Les dessins de reptiles de Madagascar, de Rodrigues et des Seychelles. Zoosystema 37: 415.
First cranial remains ofCheirogaster richardi(Testudines: Testudinidae) from the Late Miocene of Ecoparc de Can Mata (Vallès-Penedès Basin, NE Iberian Peninsula): taxonomic and phylogenetic implications. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 12: 833.
A new species ofCuora(Testudines: Geoemydidae) from the Miocene of Thailand and its evolutionary significance. Geological Magazine 150: 908.
Giant Tortoise Distribution and Abundance in the Seychelles Islands: Past, Present, and Future. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 12: 70.
A Review of the Fossil Record of Afro-Arabian Turtles of the Clade Testudinoidea. Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 62: .
Northern genetic richness and southern purity, but just one species in the Chelonoidis chilensis complex. Zoologica Scripta 41: 220.
Cold Code: the global initiative toDNAbarcode amphibians and nonavian reptiles. Molecular Ecology Resources 13: 161.
BOOK REVIEWS. Ichthyology & Herpetology 2014: 592.
Temporal Bone Arrangements in Turtles: An Overview. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution 318: 235.
Evolution and phylogenetic signal of growth trajectories: the case of chelid turtles. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution 316B: 50.
W.A. Lindholm’s contributions to herpetology with an annotated bibliography of his herpetological publications. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS 323: 253.
Evolutionary and developmental aspects of phalangeal formula variation in pig-nose and soft-shelled turtles (Carettochelyidae and Trionychidae). Organisms Diversity & Evolution 10: 69.
Occurrence of Amphibalanus venustus (Darwin, 1854) (Cirripedia, Balanidae) on Trachemys venusta cataspila (Reptilia, Testudines) in Tamaulipas, Mexico. Crustaceana 86: 1711.
Phylogeny and phylogeography of chelonians from sub-Saharan Africa—A review of current knowledge in tribute to Margaretha D. Hofmeyr. Vertebrate Zoology 72: 951.
Nematode parasites of Chelidae (Testudines) from Southern Brazil. Parasitology Research 112: 3365.
Genetic diversity and Quaternary range dynamics in Iranian and Transcaucasian tortoises. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 121: 627.
Taxonomy of subgenus Temnoclemmys Bergounioux, 1958 (Testudines: Geoemydidae: Ptychogasterinae) based on new material from the Vallès-Penedès Basin (NE Iberian Peninsula). Comptes Rendus Palevol 13: 277.
Morphology and sexual dimorphism ofAcanthochelys spixii(Testudines, Chelidae) in Brazil. Tropical Zoology 29: 73.
The westernmost records of extinct large European tortoises: the presence ofTitanochelon(Testudinidae) in the Miocene of Portugal. Historical Biology 29: 854.
The fossil turtles of Greece: An overview of taxonomy and distribution. Geobios 46: 299.
Genomic analyses reveal two species of the matamata (Testudines: Chelidae: Chelus spp.) and clarify their phylogeography. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 148: 106823.
Global Conservation Status of Turtles and Tortoises (Order Testudines). Chelonian Conservation and Biology 17: 135.
Validity of Pelodiscus parviformis (Testudines: Trionychidae) Inferred from Molecular and Morphological Analyses. Asian Herpetological Research 2: 21.
Status and Distribution of Nonmarine Turtles of the Philippines. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 7: 157.
Mitochondrial phylogeography and subspecies of the wide-ranging sub-Saharan leopard tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis (Testudines: Testudinidae) - a case study for the pitfalls of pseudogenes and GenBank sequences. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 48: 348.
The current distribution and status of the Hermann’s tortoise, Testudo hermanni boettgeri (Reptilia, Testudines, Testudinidae) in Croatia. Herpetozoa 36: 159.
Biometria corporal e parâmetros hematológicos de Trachemys scripta elegans e Trachemys dorbignyi (Testudines: Emydidae) criadas em cativeiro em Petrolina, Pernambuco. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 37: 83.
First Report of Occurrence and Conservation Status of Black Softshell Turtle, Nilssonia nigricans (Anderson 1875) (Reptilia: Testudines: Trionychidae) in West Bengal, India. Proceedings of the Zoological Society 73: 215.
Zur Viskosimetrie strukturviskoser Flüssigkeiten bei hohen Werten des Geschwindigkeitsgefälles. Rheologica Acta 2: 147.
Polystomoides magdalenensis n. sp. (Monogenoidea: Polystomatidae), a Parasite of Buccal Cavity of Trachemys callirostris callirostris (Testudinata: Emydidae) from Colombia. Journal of Parasitology 95: 850.
Chelonological studies of L.I. Khosatzky with his annotated bibliography on turtles. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS 317: 382.
Taxonomic Status of the Soft-Shell Turtle Populations in Japan: A Molecular Approach. Current Herpetology 33: 171.
Isolation and Characterization of 14 Polymorphic Microsatellite Loci in the Big-Headed Turtle (Platysternon megacephalum). Biochemical Genetics 52: 203.
New material ofUlutrionyx ninaefrom the Oligocene of Kazakhstan, with a review of Oligocene trionychids of Asia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 35: e973570.
Galapagos Giant Tortoises. : 3.
Origin, Evolution and Biogeographic History of South American Turtles. Chapter 2: 7.
Amphibien und Reptilien. Chapter 17: 215.
Biodiversity Hotspots. Chapter 20: 383.
Feeding in Vertebrates. Chapter 16: 611.
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