Turtles of the World

Literature

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1982
Observaçoes sobre a nidificacao e desenvolvimen to de Chrysemys dorgigny (Duméril & Bibron) na Estaçao Ecológica do Taím, Rio Grande do Sul. Rev. Brazil Zool. 1: 79-90.

1857
Observationes quaedam ad generis Trionychum species duas novas spectantes. Mel. Biol. Acad. Sci. St. Petersbourg 2: 609-610.

Bayoff 1995
Observations and morphometric data on the Namaqualand speckled tortoise, Homopus signatus signatus (Gmelin, 1789), in South Africa. Chelonian Conserv. Biol. 1(3): 215-220.

Highfield 1992
Observations of Testudo (graeca) ibera in Lycia, Turkey. Tortuga Gazette 28(9): 1-3.

1992
Observations of body size, growth, and reproduction in Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) from western Nebraska. Can. J. Zool. 70: 1690-1695.

1994
Observations of communal hibernation in the eastern snake-necked turtle (Chelodina longicollis). Herpetofauna (Sydney) 24: 8.

Powders 1978
Observations of oviposition and natural incubation of eggs of the alligator snapping turtle, Macroclemys temminckii, in Georgia. Copeia

Ernst 1971c
Observations of the painted turtle, Chrysemys picta. J. Herpetol. 5: 216-220.

Ahsan 1991
Observations on Aspideretes nigricans, a semi-domesticated endemic turtle from eastern Bangladesh. Amphibia-Reptilia 12: 131-136.

Artner 1996a
Observations on Chelodina reimanni and other chelid turtles in New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Indonesia) and their breeding in captivity. In: B. Devaux (ed.), Proceedings—International Congress of Chelonian Conservation, pp. 84-85. Gonfaron, France: Editions SOPTOM.

Chan-ard 1996
Observations on Manouria impressa at Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary, northeastern Thailand, Chelonian Conserv. Biol. 2(1): 109-113.

Legler 1978
Observations on behavior and ecology in an Australian turtle, Chelodina expansa (Testudines: Chelidae). Canadian J. Zool. 56: 2449-2453.

1873c
Observations on chelonians, with descriptions of new genera and species. Ann. Mag. Natur. Hist. (London) (4)11: 289-308.

1980
Observations on courtship and mating behavior in the musk turtle, Sternotherus minor. J. Herpetol. 14: 200-204.

1976
Observations on courtship behavior in the desert tortoise. Great Basin Natur. 36: 467-471.

Holman 1964
Observations on dermatemyid and staurotypine turtles from Veracruz, Mexico. Herpetologica 19: 277-279.

, 1995
Observations on feeding habits of Hydromedusa maximiliani (Testudines: Chelidae) in southeastern Brazil. Chelonian Conserv. Biol. 1: 320-322.

1995
Observations on hatchling and juvenile captive bred Angonoka Geochelone yniphora in Madagascar. Dodo (J. Jersey Wildl. Preserv. Trust) 31: 112-119.

Poglayen 1965
Observations on Herrera's mud turtle Kinosternon herrerai Stejneger. Intern. Zoo Yearb. 5: 171-173.

Lambiris 1987
Observations on Speke's hinged tortoise, Kinixys spekii Gray (Chelonii: Testudinidae). Herpetol. Assoc. Africa, Proc.

1863a
Observations on the box tortoises, with the descriptions of three new Asiatic species. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1863: 173-177.

Clay 1981
Observations on the breeding biology and behaviour of the long-necked tortoise, Chelodina oblonga. J. Roy. Soc. West. Australia 4: 27-32.

Ernst 1974b
Observations on the courtship of male Graptemys pseudogeographica. J. Herpetol. 8: 377-378.

1933
Observations on the courtship of turtles. Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 21: 269-271.

Ernst 1971d
Observations on the egg and hatchling of the American turtle, Chrysemys picta. British J. Herpetol. 4: 224-227.

, 1978
Observations on the female reproductive cycle and associated phenomena in spring-dwelling populations of Sternotherus minor in North Florida (Reptilia: Testudines). Herpetologica 34: 20-33.

Strecker 1927
Observations on the food habitats of Texas amphibians and reptiles. Copeia

Cagle 1954b
Observations on the life cycles of painted turtles (genus Chrysemys). Amer. Midl. Natur. 52: 225-235.

1961
Observations on the life histories of turtles (genus Pseudemys and Graptemys) in Lake Texoma, Oklahoma. Amer. Midl. Natur. 65: 193-214.

, Sarker 1995b
Observations on the narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra indica) in Bangladesh. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 92: 423-426.

, Rhodin 1996
Observations on the natural history and exploitation of the turtles of Nepal, with life history notes on Melanochelys trijuga. Chelonian Conserv. Biol. 2(1): 66-72.

Risley 1933
Observations on the natural history of the common musk turtle, Sternotherus odoratus (Latreille). Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. Arts.-Lett. 17: 685-711.

Georges 1984
Observations on the nesting and natural incubation of the long-necked tortoise Chelodina expansa in south-east Queensland. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 15: 27-31.

Georges 1986
Observations on the nesting and natural incubation of the long-necked tortoise Chelodina expansa in south-east Queensland. Herpetofauna 15(2): 27-31.

McKeown 1982
Observations on the reproductive biology of the land tortoises Geochelone emys and yniphora in the Honolulu Zool. Zoo Biology 1: 223-235.

Ernst, Zug 1994
Observations on the reproductive biology of the spotted turtle, Clemmys guttata, in southeastern Pennsylvania. J. Herpetol. 28:99-102.

Legler 1955
Observations on the sexual behavior of captive turtles. Lloydia 18: 95-99.

Altland 1951
Observations on the structure of the reproductive organs of the box turtle. J. Morphol. 89: 599-621.

1969
Observing the tortuga blanca (Dermatemys mawii). Int. Turtle Tortoise Soc. J. 3(3): 32-34.

1997
Occurrence of double clutching in the southwestern pond turtle, Clemmys marmorata pallida, in the Los Angeles Basin. Chelonian Conserv. Biol. 2: 419-420.

1898
On Protostega, the systematic position of Dermochelys, and the morphogeny of the chelonian carapace and plastron. Amer. Natur. 32: 929-948.

1923
On a collection of reptiles and batrachians from the Island of Hainan. J. Natur. Hist. Soc. Siam 6: 195-212.

1887
On a new family of pleurodian turtles. Ann. Mag. Natur. Hist. (London) (5)19: 461-463.

1873b
On a new freshwater tortoise from Borneo (Orlitia borneensis). Ann. Mag. Natur. Hist. (London) (4)11: 156-157.

1886
On a new genus and species of fresh water tortoise from the Fly River, New Guinea. Proc. Linnean Soc. New South Wales 1: 158-162.

1901
On a new land-tortoise from the Galápagos Islands. Novitates Zool. 8: 372.

1861
On a new species of water-tortoise (Geoclemmys melanosterna) from Darien. Proc. Zool. Soc. London

1891
On a tortoise found in Florida and Cuba, Cinosternum baurii. Bull. Essex Inst. 23: 141-144.

1895
On American box-tortoises. Ann. Mag. Natur. Hist. (London) (6)15: 330-331.

1880
On certain species of Chelonioidae. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 6: 123-126.

1955
On edible tortoises and turtles of East Pakistan. E. Bengal Dir. Fish. 18 pp.

1996a
On general biology and utilization of the African spurred tortoise, Geochelone sulcata, in Mali, West Africa. In: B. Devaux (ed.), Proceedings—International Congress of Chelonian Conservation, pp. 112-114. Gonfaron, France: Editions SOPTOM.

1996b
On geographical size variation and utilization of the leopard tortoise, Geochelone pardalis, in sub-Saharan Africa In: B. Devaux (ed.), Proceedings—International Congress of Chelonian Conservation, pp. 115-117. Gonfaron, France: Editions SOPTOM.

1995
On geographical size variation, growth, and sexual dimorphism of the leopard tortoise, Geochelone pardalis, in Somaliland. Chelonian Conserv. Biol. 1(4): 269-278.

1993
On growth, sexual dimorphism, and the general ecology of the African spurred tortoise, Geochelone sulcata, in Mali. Chelonian Conserv. Biol. 1(1): 37-46.

1860a
On some new species of Mammalia and tortoises from Cambojia. Ann. Mag. Natur. Hist. (London) (3)6: 217-218.

1886
On some South-African tortoises allied to Testudo geometrica. Proc. Zool. Soc. London

Buskirk 1996
On the absence of spur-thighed tortoises, Testudo graeca, from Egypt. Chelonian Conserv. Biol. 2(1): 118-120.

Brongersma 1996
On the availability of the name Dermochelys coriacea schlegelii (Garman, 1884) as a subspecies or species of leatherback turtle. Chelonian Conserv. Biol. 2(2): 261-265.

1876
On the Batrachia and Reptilia of Costa Rica with notes on the herpetology and ichthyology of Nicaragua and Peru. J. Acad. Natur. Sci. Philadelphia 2: 93-154.

1970
On the biology of the desert tortoise Testudo sulcata in Sudan. J. Zool. (London) 160: 17-33.

Hewitt 1933
On the Cape species and subspecies of the genus Chersinella Gray. Part I. Ann. Natal Mus. 7: 255-293.

Hewitt 1934
On the Cape species and subspecies of the genus Chersinella Gray. Part II. Ann. Natal. Mus. 7: 303-349.

1888b
On the chelydoid chelonians of New Guinea. Ann. Mus. Civicico Storia Natur. Genova. (2)6: 449-452.

1937
On the chromosomes of some chelonians. (A preliminary note). Japanese J. Genetics 13: 240.

Chávez 1968
On the coast of Tamaulipas. II. Int. Turtle and Tortoise Soc. J. 2(5): 16-19, 27-34.

Stimson 1986
On the correct zoological name of the Australasian turtle genus Emydura Bonaparte. J. Herpetol. 20: 279-280.

Auffenberg 1966b
On the courtship of Gopherus polyphemus. Herpetologica 22: 113-117.

Gaulke 1995
On the distribution of emydid turtles and the anuran genus Microhyla in the Philippines. Asiatic Herpetol. Res. 6: 49-52

1904b
On the existing genera of the Trionychidae. Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. 42: 268-274.

1915b
On the gigantic land tortoises of the Seychelles and Aldabra-Madagascar Group with some notes on certain forms of the Mascarene Group. Novitates Zool. 22: 418-442.

Power 1927
On the herpetological fauna of the Lobatsi-Linokana area. Part 1. -- Lobatsi. Trans. Royal Soc. S. Africa 14: 405-422.

, Ajith Kumar 1988
On the identity and occurrence of the peacock soft-shell (Trionyx hurum Gray) in Rajasthan. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 85: 624.

1864
On the limits and relations of the Raniformes. Proc. Acad. Natur. Sci. Philadelphia 16: 181-183.

, Osentoski 1997
On the paraphyly of Malaclemys: a molecular genetic assessment. J. Herpetol. 31: 258-263.

1963
On the possibility of an autumnal mating in the tortoise (Testudo graeca ibera). British J. Herpetol. 3: 85-86.

1962
On the races of Kinixys belliana Gray. Breviora (176): 1-6.

, Sahi 1996
On the size at maturity in the male freshwater turtles, Kachuga tecta and K. smithi in Jammu. Zoo's Print 11(7): 3, 5.

1863b
On the species of Chelymys from Australia, with the description of a new species. Ann. Mag. Natur. Hist. (London) (3)12: 98-99.

Chkhikvadze 1989b
On the systematic place of fossil and Recent tortoises of the USSR. Abstract, First World Congress of Herpetology, Canterbury, Great Britain.

Chkhikvadze, Bakradze 1991
On the systematic position of the Recent land turtle from the Araxes Valley. Works of Tbilsi St. Univ., in tribute to Iv. Dzhavakhishvili.

Chkhikvadze, Tunijev 1986
On the taxonomic status of modern land tortoise of the western Transcaucusus. Soobsch. Akad. Nauk. Gruz SSR. 124: 617-620.

1827
On two new genera of land tortoises. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 15: 392-401.

1997
Origin and distribution of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle, Pelodiscus sinensis (Reptilia: Testudines), in islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Biol. Mag. Okinawa 35: 19-26.

Caccone 1999
Origin and evolutionary relationships of giant Galapagos tortoises. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 96(23): 13223-13228.

1996
Origin of hawksbill turtles in a Caribbean feeding area as indicated by genetic markers. Ecol. Appl. 6: 566-572.

Luederwaldt 1926
Os chelonios Brasileiros com a lista dos especies do Museu Paulista. Rev. Mus. Paulista 14: 405-468.

Dunson, Moll 1980
Osmoregulation in sea water of hatchling emydid turtles, Callagur borneoensis, from a Malaysian sea beach. J. Herpetol. 14: 31-36.

Baur 1888
Osteologische Notizen über Reptilien. Zool. Anz. (296): 1-5.

1956
Osteology of the reptiles. Univ. Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 772 pp.

, 1955
Our knowledge of the bog turtle, Clemmys muhlenbergii, surveyed and augmented. Copeia

Kuchling, Bradshaw 1993
Ovarian cycle and egg production of the western swamp tortoise Pseudemydura umbrina (Testudines: Chelidae) in the wild and in captivity. J. Zool. (London) 229: 405-419.

Boddaert 1770
Over de Kraakbeenige Schildpad. De Testudine cartilagainea. Amsterdam. 40 pp.

, 1844
Over de Schildpadden van den Indischen Archipal., beschrijving einer nieuwe soort van Sumatra. In: C. J. Temminck, Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche Overzeesche Bezittingen, 1839-44. Zool., pt. 3, Reptilia, pp. 29-36.

DePari 1996
Overwintering in the nest chamber by hatchling painted turtles, Chrysemys picta, in northern New Jersey. Chelonian Conserv. Biol. 2: 5-12.

1991
Oviposition of Acanthochelys pallidipectoris (Freiberg) in captivity (Chelonii: Chelidae). Bull. Maryland Herpetol. Soc. 27(2): 107-109.

Edgren 1960
Ovulation time in the musk turtle, Sternothaerus odoratus. Copeia