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Introduced turtles like the Pond Slider (Tmchemys scripta), Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina), and Painted Turtle (Cluysemys picta) are thought to compete for food, basking spots, and nesting areas (Bouskila 1986; Hays and others 1999; Cadi and Joly 2003; Spinks and others 2003), and have twice the reproductive rate over their native counterpart (Patterson 2006).

HABITAT USE, MOVEMENT PATTERNS, AND NEST SITE SELECTION BY WESTERN POND TURTLES (ACTINEMYS MARMORATA) IN A MANAGED CENTRAL CALIFORNIA RANGELAND POND

These include three mature red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria), one mature yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus); one mature common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina); three mature black palm cockatoos (Probosciger aterrimus), and one juvenile brown tufted capuchin monkey (Sapajus apella).

DENR asks public to help locate stolen endangered animals

In a post on its Facebook page yesterday morning, the management of Avilon Zoo said thieves broke into its compound and stole some animals that include three red-footed tortoises (Chelonoidis carbonaria), one yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus), one mature common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina), three black palm cockatoos (Probosciger aterrimus) and one juvenile brown tufted capuchin monkey (Sapajus apella).

Endangered animals stolen from Rizal zoo

clamitans), and reptiles consisted of snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) and garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis).

The Small Scavenger Guild of Massachusetts

I reach in and grab it, only to find it is a young snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina).

In the company of Dinosaurs

Reproduction and nesting ecology of Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina) in southeastern Michigan.

Does natural visual camouflage reduce turtle nest predation?

Also observed in decreasing abundance were Apalone spinifera (Spiny Softshell; 41), Graptemys geographica (Northern Map Turtle; 8), Chelydra serpentina (Common Snapping Turtle; 3), and Sternotherus minor (Loggerhead Musk Turtle; 1).

Surveys for the Alabama Map Turtle (Graptemys pulchra) in the Coosa River, Georgia

Resistance of the shell membrane and mineral layer todiffusion of oxygen and water in flexible-shelled eggs of the snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina).

Chemical characteristics and thickness of Podocnemis expansa post-hatching eggshells (Testudines, Podocnemididae)/ Aspectos quimicos e espessura da casca de ovos de Podocnemis expansa pos-eclosao (Testudines, Podocnemididae)

A series of stages in the embryonic development of Chelydra serpentina. J.

Apoptosis in Turtle Embryonic Retina (Trachemys scripta elegans)/ Apoptosis Durante el Desarrollo Embrionario de la Retina de Tortuga (Trachemys scripta elegans)

All clutch variables (clutch size, egg size, and egg mass) increase in size with maternal body size in red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans), snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina), painted turtles (Chrysemys picta), and Amazonian giant river turtles (Podocnemis expansa) (Rowe, 1994; Iverson et al., 1997; Tucker et al., 1998; Valenzuela, 2001).

Reproductive demography of two closely related emydine turtles in a spring fed system

Chelydra serpentina (snapping turtle).--The snapping turtle is a common county resident, and a usual inhabitant of ponds.

Dave's Pond: history of a significant Indiana herpetological site

Researchers documented 10 species of herpetofauna, including three species of anurans (Anaxyrus woodhousii, Pseudacris maculata, Litliobates blairi), three species of turtles (Chelydra serpentina, Chrysemys picta, Apalone spinifera), two species of lizards (P.

Reexamination of Herpetofauna on Mormon Island, Hall County, Nebraska, with notes on natural history