The softshell turtles (Trionychidae) are one of the most widely distributed reptile groups in
the world, and fossils have been found on all continents except Antarctica. The phylogenetic …

Several important aspects of the evolution of the softshell turtle (family Trionychidae) have
not been addressed thoroughly in previous studies, including the pattern and timing of …

Background The big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum) from east Asia is the sole
living representative of a poorly-studied turtle lineage (Platysternidae). It has no close living …

The characterization of mitochondrial genome has been evidenced as an efficient field of
study for phylogenetic and evolutionary analysis in vertebrates including turtles. The aim of …

The characterization of a complete mitogenome is widely used in genomics studies for
systematics and evolutionary research. However, the sequences and structural motifs …

We investigated relationships among Asian fl apshell turtles by using 2286 bp of
mitochondrial DNA for phylogenetic reconstructions and relaxed molecular clock …

The Assam Roofed Turtle, Pangshura sylhetensis is an endangered and least studied
species endemic to India and Bangladesh. The present study decodes the first complete …

Diagnosability is central to taxonomy as are type specimens which define taxa. New
advances in technologies and the discovery of new informative traits must be matched with …

As part of an ongoing project to generate a mitochondrial database for terrestrial tortoises
based on museum specimens, the complete mitochondrial genome sequences of 10 …

We present a phylogenetic hypothesis and novel, rank-free classification for all extant
species of softshell turtles (Testudines: Trionychidae). Our data set included DNA sequence …