Living turtles are characterized by extraordinarily low species diversity given their age. The
clade's extensive fossil record indicates that climate and biogeography may have played …

While monogenean worms are mainly parasites of the gills and skin of fish, and to a lesser
extent parasites of the oral cavity, urinary bladder, and/or conjunctival sacs of amphibians …

The taxonomy of the soft-shell turtle Rafetus bohemicus (Liebus, 1930), family Trionychidae,
subfamily Trionychinae, is revised based on new and previously mentioned material …

Mauremys reevesii is an endangered freshwater turtle that symbolizes longevity in Chinese
culture. Despite its importance, genetic studies of this species remain limited, with no …

Pan-trionychids or softshell turtles are a highly specialized and widespread extant group of
aquatic taxa with an evolutionary history that goes back to the Early Cretaceous. The earliest …

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

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 …

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 …

Simple Summary Vocalization is important for the survival of underwater animals.
Pelodiscus sinensis spends most of its life in water, and its wild population is highly …

The Batagur kachuga (B. kachuga), commonly known as the Red-crowned roofed turtle, is a
critically endangered species native to India and its neighboring countries like Bangladesh …