Currently, herpetofauna worldwide is facing enormous threats; the number of threatened
species is increasing at an alarming rate and many species have gone extinct. Despite …

Little is known concerning predation of rough-footed mud turtles (Kinosternon hirtipes), a
species of conservation concern in Texas, USA. During field studies conducted from 2007 to …

Diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) are an exclusively brackish water turtle found
along the east coast of the United States. Very little is known about the Florida east coast …

The painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) is widely distributed from coast to coast in North
America with each of four subspecies generally occupying different regions. In the …

Abstract The southeastern United States is an area of high species richness for freshwater
turtles, and several of these species are of conservation concern. Documenting the …

Phylogenetic relationships within the genus Graptemys have been the focus of several
studies (Lamb et al. 1994, Stephens and Wiens 2003, Wiens et al. 2010) but more are …

The Western Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata) is a widely occurring freshwater turtle in
western North America where it occupies a variety of habitat types. Relatively little is known …

Annual estimates of survival for Common Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina) in western
Nebraska USA were generated from mark-recapture data from nesting females encountered …

Exotic species are often vilified as “bad” without consideration of the potential they have for
contributing to ecological functions in degraded ecosystems. The red-eared slider turtle …

Movement patterns of turtles can vary depending on environmental pressures and can
correlate with sex, size, and location. We analyzed the movements of Loggerhead Musk …