Simple Summary As a group of organisms, non-avian reptiles, most of which are the~
11,000 species of lizards and snakes, are an extraordinarily diverse group, displaying a …

Among the principal causes producing detrimental effects on global biodiversity are
introductions of alien species. Very few attempts to control introduced amphibians and …

Agassiz's desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii), a threatened species of the southwestern
United States, has severely declined to the point where 76% of populations in critical habitat …

Over 9000 articles have been published on turtles and tortoises (excluding sea turtles) since
1950 according to the Web of Science, including over 8000 contained in a personal …

We describe a new species of mud turtle of the genus Kinosternon from the Pacific Coastal
Plain of the Mexican states Sinaloa and Nayarit. The new species shares morphological …

The Sonoran Desert tortoise Gopherus morafkai is adapted to the desert, and plays an
important ecological role in this environment. There is limited information on the viral …

We describe and identify fossil material of turtles recovered from several Pleistocene
localities of Hidalgo and Puebla. A comparative study with selected specimens of extant and …

Agassiz's desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) is a long-lived species native to the Mojave
Desert and is listed as threatened under the US Endangered Species Act. To aid …

A summary of the species of amphibians and reptiles of Durango, as well as their
geographic distributions, habitat, and conservation status have been compiled. The …

Tortoises of the genus Gopherus evolved in North America and have survived major
environmental challenges in the past 40 million years. However, this genus now faces …