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 …

We present a review and analysis of the conservation status and International Union for
Conservation of Nature (IUCN) threat categories of all 360 currently recognized species of …

The turtles are an evolutionary ancient group of tetrapod vertebrates, and their present-day
distribution and diversity reflects the long and complex history of the taxon. Today, about 250 …

We analysed patterns of animal dispersal, vicariance and diversification in the Holarctic
based on complete phylogenies of 57 extant non-marine taxa, together comprising 770 …

There are currently ca. 317 recognized species of turtles and tortoises in the world. Of those
that have been assessed on the IUCN Red List, 63% are considered threatened, and 10 …

We present a rank-free phylogenetic nomenclature for 25 well-established ancient clades of
living turtles. This is the first attempt to document fully the nomenclatural history of a clade …

Speciation is the process that ultimately generates species richness. However, the time
required for speciation to build up diversity in a region is rarely considered as an …

A milestone book that provides the first guide to Vietnam's spectacular flora and fauna and
the diverse natural areas in which they live A country uncommonly rich in plants, animals …

We present phylogenetic analyses of both molecular and morphological data for the 23
major lineages of living turtles and seven key fossil taxa. Nearly 1 kilobase of cytochrome b …

Pakistan is a land of stunning transitions. It is the connection between the Middle East and
the Indian Subcontinent, or, in biogeographic terms, the Palearctic and the Oriental. Pakistan …