Based on the critical review of the literature published in the last 22 years, an attempt was
made to evaluate the current knowledge gap on the distribution and status of the native …

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 …

Kinosternon is the most speciose genus of extant turtles, with 22 currently recognized
species, distributed across large parts of the Americas. Most species have small …

Biological invasions by alien species have substantial economic impacts and are a major
driver of the ongoing decline and loss of biodiversity. Through humans, the North American …

Island wetlands are considered crucial to biodiversity due to their unique ecological,
biogeographical, and socioeconomic dynamics. However, these habitat types are …

Plastomeninae, a clade of fossil turtles that has recently undergone significant revision, are
currently known from the Late Cretaceous to the Eocene, with some genera known to …

Turtles, a speciose group consisting of more than 300 species, demonstrate karyotypes with
diploid chromosome numbers ranging from 2n= 26 to 2n= 68. However, cytogenetic …

Non‐native (invasive) species offer a unique opportunity to study the geographical
distribution and range limits of species, wherein the evolutionary change driven by …

Abstract Dromaeosaurids (Theropoda: Dromaeosauridae), a group of dynamic, swift
predators, have a sparse fossil record, particularly at the end of the Cretaceous Period. The …

The presence of invasive alien species in Caribbean islands is symptomatic of deleterious
human impacts on ecosystems. In Guadeloupe, three invasive freshwater turtles (Pelusios …