Emydidae

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Emydidae

[e′mid·ə‚dē]

(vertebrate zoology)

A family of aquatic and semiaquatic turtles in the suborder Cryptodira.

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Sexual and seasonal differences in behavior of Trachemys scripta (Testudines: Emydidae).

Estimating abundance of adult Trachemys scripta with camera traps: accuracy, precision and probabilities of capture for a closed population

The red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta, Schoepff, 1792; Emydidae) is an invasive species that is currently breeding in the Iberian Peninsula [9,10].

Modelling favourability for invasive species encroachment to identify areas of native species vulnerability

Five of the 20 samples tested were donkey-hide gelatins, belonging to the family Equidae, six samples were bovine-hide gelatins belonging to the family Bovidae, three samples were porcine-hide gelatins belonging to the family Suidae, three samples were deerhorn gelatins belonging to the family Cervidae, and three samples were of Tortoise shell glue, belonging to the family Emydidae. Twenty commercial samples were collected on market.

Using the doubly charged selected ion coupled with MS/MS fragments monitoring (DCSI-MS/MS) mode for the identification of gelatin species

We tested for substrate induced melanization in four turtle families (Chelydridae, Emydidae, Kinostemidae, and Trionychidae) by rearing turtles on black or white substrates.

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Several species of Neoechinorhynchus are known from North America in various species of turtles within the families Chelydridae, Emydidae, and Trionychidae (Barger 2004; Barger & Nickol 2004; Ernst & Ernst 1977).

Neoechinorhyncus chrysemydis (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) from the red-eared slider Trachemys scripta elegans (Testudines: Emydidae) in Texas

A beautifully marked chelonian in the family Emydidae, it is readily identified by the orange spots below the posterior end of the jaw and yellow plastron.

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Populazioni sintopiche di Emys orbicularis e Mauremys caspica nella Tracia, Grecia Orientale (Reptilia, Testudines: Emydidae).

La problematica de la expansion geografica de las especies exoticas invasoras. Analisis y distribucion de dos especies en la provincia de Avila e iniciativas para la minimizacion de sus efectos

Among the families are Dermochelyidae: leatherback sea turtles, Emydidae: basking and box turtles, Alligatoridae: alligators and caiman, Gekkonidae: geckos, Corytophanidae: basilisks, and Varanidae: monitors.

Florida's turtles, lizards, and crocodilians; a guide to their identification and habits

62 4 /agua dulce Emydidae no identificado Terrapene spp.

LA arqueofauna de Xcambo Yucatan, Mexico

(1994): Erster Nachweis der fossilen Schildkrote Clemmydopsis turnauensis aus dem Pannonium des Oststeirischen Tertiarbeckens (Testudines: Emydidae: Bataguridae).

Nuevos ejemplares del Oligoceno superior de los sedimentos lacustres de la dolina Oberleichtersbach (Baja Franconia, Baviera, Alemania)

Restrepo A, Pineros JP, Paez VP (2006) Nest site selection by Colombian Slider Turtles, Trachemis callirostris callirostris (Testudines: Emydidae), in the Mompos Depression, Colombia.

Innovating environmental figures for biodiversity conservation: theoretical- conceptual model/Figuras ambientales innovadoras para la conservacion de la biodiversidad: marco teorico-conceptual/Figuras ambientais inovadoras para a conservacao da biodiversidade: marco teorico-conceitual

One Austral-Asian species (family Chelidae), one Central American species (family Geoemydidae), and two North American species (families Kinosternidae and Emydidae) were also included.