Turtles are among the smallest of vertebrate groups in terms of modern diversity, but they
are also among the most endangered. More than half, 51% to 56% of taxa are considered …

Our goal is to provide a current list of reptile species of Paraguay, with maps of their known
occurrences. Surprisingly little research has been conducted on the reptile fauna of …

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 …

We compiled a list of the named terminal taxa for the world's modern turtle fauna that would
summarize recent changes in turtle nomenclature. We provide an annotated list of 465 …

Reproduction in the red-cheeked mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides cruentatum) was
studied in southeastern Mexico and Belize (Yucatan Peninsula) on the basis of museum and …

In this study we describe some ecological features of Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides
from a section of the Argentina's Chaco ecoregion encompassing the provinces of Salta …

Kinosternon scorpioides (Linnaeus, 1766), with its common name of jurará, is a quite
variable species of turtles, and many different names have been applied to populations …

Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides is the only subspecies of K. scorpioides with a South
American distribution. We report the third known register of this taxon for the state of Mato …

Captivity projects for wild animals require scientific technical bases to subsidize them. In this
sense we present a simple and efficient model to use in the captivity breeding of K …

The plastral spotting variation in the chelid turtle Phrynops hilarii (Duméril & Bibron, 1835) in
relation to sex, size, and geographic procedence of individuals was analyzed. States for …