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| CEBALLOS,CLAUDIA P.; ROMERO,ISABEL; GÓMEZ-SALDARRIAGA,CATALINA; MIRANDA,KARLA. |
| The Magdalena River Turtle, Podocnemis lewyana, is an endangered and endemic turtle from Colombia. Among the most important information needed to conserve endangered species is to identify, monitor, and protect the sites used by the species to reproduce and grow. In this study we report, for the first time, the reproductive output and the nesting beaches of P. lewyana in the Claro Cocorná Sur River, a tributary of the Magdalena River drainage. We systematically examined a river transect of 8 km with 14 sandy beaches during two nesting seasons in one year. We recorded a yearly production of 47 clutches, 957 eggs, and two preferred nesting beaches: Alto Bonito with 51 %, and Bélgica with 28.3 % of this reproductive output. AAFUVER, a community-based... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Growth; Incubation temperatures; Nesting. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-548X2014000300006 |
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| CEBALLOS,CLAUDIA P.; BRAND,WILLIAM A.. |
| The phylogenetic relationships of the Mesoamerican Slider, Trachemys venusta, that inhabits the Atrato River basin of Colombia have been controversial as three different names have been proposed during the last 12 years: T. v. venusta, T. v. uhrigi, and T. ornate venusta. Using a group of sliders that was confiscated by the regional authority we compared the morphology of T. venusta distributed in the Atrato River with the morphology of the subspecies putatively distributed in Colombia. We found that the Colombian Mesoamerican slider has an overall smaller size, different plastral inter-scute seam formula, and different head, carapace and plastron coloration patterns. In addition, we also report the poor health condition of these individuals that have... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Conservation; Dermatitis; Health; Taxonomy; Traffic. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-548X2014000300014 |
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