Mauremys caspica leprosa has been elevated to species status. The western mediterranean pond turtle mauremys leprosa schweigger, 1812 is one of most widely distributed and abundant reptile species in the iberian peninsula with a few scattered populations in the southern france and in the maghreb from western morocco to libya. Effects of habitatrelated visibility on escape decisions of the spanish terrapin mauremys leprosa in amphibiareptilia authors. The arrangement of fibers in the optic nerve and tract of the turtle mauremys leprosa was studied by placing a small. Mauremys leprosa tortoise and freshwater turtle specialist group. Animals should optimize the decision of when to come out from a refuge after a predators unsuccessful attack because hiding may be costly. Early development of the optic nerve in the turtle. Oxidative stress biomarkers in the mediterranean pond turtle.
Subspecies, mauremys leprosa leprosa schweigger 1812 mauremys. The deceptive overall image provided by these analyses may hide the disastrous human impact on rivers. Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status pdf. Similarly, the turtles described as mauremys pritchardi are farmbred and wildoccurring hybrids between the chinese pond turtle and the. Changes in fiber arrangement in the retinofugal pathway of the turtle mauremys leprosa.
We show the distribution of the neural and nonneural elements in the early development of the optic nerve in the freshwater turtle, mauremys leprosa, using light and electron microscopy. The inter and intraspecific status of aegean mauremys. Presentation mode open print download current view. Mauremys caspica and mauremys rivulata hybridize stemmler 1973, vamberger et al. Cagadomediterranico wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Chemoorientation using conspecific chemical cues in the stripe. Data on nesting, incubation, and hatchling emergence in. Paradoxically, these two rivers are home for the mediterranean pond turtle mauremys leprosa schweigger, 1812, which is an endemic endangered freshwater species of the po department see palacios et al. The species is endemic to southwestern europe and northwestern africa. Populations of most species of freshwater turtles in europe show negative trends due to a number of factors. Oxidative stress biomarkers in the mediterranean pond.
Mauremys leprosa was described by schweigger in 1812 as emys leprosa. Here, i tested the hypothesis that the stripenecked terrapin mauremys leprosa, an abundant freshwater turtle that inhabits the iberian peninsula, is able to recognize chemical cues from conspecifics in the water and to modify its behavior in response to such cues. Hematologic and biochemical reference intervals of free living mediterranean pond turtles mauremys leprosa. This page was last edited on 5 january 2019, at 17. Here, i tested the hypothesis that the stripenecked terrapin mauremys leprosa, an abundant freshwater turtle that. Hematologic and biochemical reference intervals of freeliving mediterranean pond turtles mauremys leprosa. Proceedings of the zoological society of london 1869. In 1860 followed emys fuliginosus and in 1870 emys fraseri by the same author, both with. Coexistence of emys orbicularis and mauremys leprosa in portugal at two spatial scales. Pdf on nov 20, 2017, albert bertolero and others published mauremys leprosa schoepff in schweigger 1812 mediterranean pond turtle, spanish terrapin, mediterranean stripenecked terrapin. An intermediate situation is when animals, such as turtles, have morphological structures that provide some. The subspecies caspica, ventrimaculata, and siebenrocki have been synonymized with the nominate form van dijk et al. By the absence of pseudosucker, arrangement of the male caudal papillae and the size of the spicules falcaustra donanaensis sp.
Read sexual dimorphism and allometry in the stripenecked terrapin, mauremys leprosa, in spain, chelonian conservation and biology on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. The mediterranean pond turtle, mauremys leprosa family geoemydidae is a small. Demographic structure and genetic diversity of mauremys leprosa in. Morphological and physiological assessments reveal that. Pdf mauremys leprosa with member amputations by lutra. While the former is restricted to small populations in the nw of morocco and the surroundings of azrou, the spanish terrapin is widespread all over the country. The caspian turtle or stripedneck terrapin mauremys caspica is a species of turtle in the family geoemydidae bataguridae, living in the eastern mediterranean region from southwestern former ussr and central iran to saudi arabia, bahrain, israel, and lebanon, northward through turkey to bulgaria, and through cyprus, crete, and the ionian peninsula to former yugoslavia. Mar 16, 2007 read early development of the optic nerve in the turtle mauremys leprosa, brain research on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Early development of the optic nerve in the turtle mauremys. The species is considered common in spain and portugal but has shown a decrease in its distribution and population density.
The biometry and demography of a population of mauremys leprosa from a temporary stream in salamanca, spain, an area where practically no information for the species exists, is described. The european distribution of the mediterranean stripenecked terrapin mauremys leprosa is restricted to the iberian peninsula and a small area in southern france. The mediterranean stripenecked terrapin mauremys leprosa is a freshwater turtle and its distribution is restricted to northwestern africa, iberian peninsula and a small part of southern france. The species is considered common in spain and portugal but has shown a decrease in its distribution and population. Description of mauremys laniaria, a new freshwater tortoise. Data on nesting, incubation, and hatchling emergence in the. Changes in fiber arrangement in the retinofugal pathway of. Synonyms are clemmys sigriz michahelles, 1829 terra typical t. The carapace is olive to black often with yellowcreamcolored patterning on the scutes. Effects of habitatrelated visibility on escape decisions. Mauremys leprosa, freshwater turtles, mtdna cytochrome b, demography, species conservation, turtle trade. Bertrand was born in tourcoing, france, on august 24, 1950 and died in lyon, france, on may 2, 1995.
Biphasic geographic variation in sexual size dimorphism of. With a total number of about 250 individuals that was estimated from 2012 to 2016 in the fosseille river unpublished data, that. Mauremys is a genus of turtles in the family geoemydidae formerly called bataguridae species include. Mar 12, 2015 populations of most species of freshwater turtles in europe show negative trends due to a number of factors. Read crossamplification of microsatellite loci for the mediterranean stripenecked terrapin mauremys leprosa, amphibiareptilia on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Nematoda, kathlaniidae from the large intestine of mauremys leprosa testudines, bataguridae is described. Can you confirm these amateur observations of mauremys leprosa. Seasonal changes in hematology and blood chemistry of the.
Introduction the freshwater turtle mauremys caspica leprosa has a geographical distribution at the western end of the mediterranean sea, from the southern iberian peninsula to and extended through northern africa magreb area to senegal and niger loveridge and williams, 1957. Mauremys leprosa may represent an ancient lineage which differentiated before the split between the other western and eastern species occurred. Beside emys orbicularis occidentalis, mauremys leprosa is the only freshwater turtle in morocco. Mauremys leprosa schoepff in schweigger 1812 mediterranean pond turtle, spanish terrapin, mediterranean stripenecked terrapin. Many prey run to hide in refuges in their habitat, whereas others are sessile and take refuge in a protective structure surrounding their body. Pdf mauremys leprosa with member amputations by lutra lutra. The freshwater turtle genus mauremys testudines, geoemydidae. This page was last edited on 30 august 2015, at 09. Read the freshwater turtle genus mauremys testudines, geoemydidae a textbook example of an eastwest disjunction or a taxonomic misconcept. The patchy distribution of the four clades is likely the result of several ancient radiations rather than of a. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Mauremys leprosa vanmeerhaeghei was named after bertrand vanmeerhaeghe, a french chemist working for the alstom group and a friend of roger bour.
The fujian pond turtle, described as mauremys iversoni, is a farmbred hybrid, between yellow pond turtles usually females and the golden coin turtle or cuora cyclornata usually males. Oct 02, 2012 this page was last edited on 14 september 2017, at 21. Georgia mantziou, nikos poulakakis, petros lymber akis, efstratlos valakos and moysis mylonas abstract. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The spanish pond turtle mauremys leprosa, also known as the mediterranean pond turtle or mediterranean turtle, is a species of turtle in the family geoemydidae.
Chemoorientation using conspecific chemical cues in the. Mauremys caspica is a tan to blackbrown, highly aquatic turtle. An intermediate situation is when animals, such as turtles, have morphological structures that provide. The mediterranean pond t urtle, mauremys leprosa family geoemydidae is a small. Pleistocene diversification in morocco and recent demographic. Pdf coexistence of emys orbicularis and mauremys leprosa. Out of europe gray in 1854 described emys laticeps from the gambia river. The first optic axons invaded the ventral periphery of the optic stalk in close relationship to the radial neuroepithelial processes. Dec 16, 2004 animals should optimize the decision of when to come out from a refuge after a predators unsuccessful attack because hiding may be costly. Joana verissimo, mohamed znari, heiko stuckas, uwe fritz, paulo pereira, jose teixeira, marco arculeo, federico marrone, francesco sacco, mohamed naimi, christian kehlmaier, guillermo veloanton, pleistocene diversification in morocco and recent demographic expansion in the mediterranean pond turtle mauremys leprosa, biological journal of the linnean society, volume 119, issue 4, december. The first optic axons invaded the ventral periphery of the optic stalk in close relationship to. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. O cagadomediterranico mauremys leprosa e um cagado da familia geoemydidae.
Mauremys leprosa schweigger, 1812 vernacular names. The varying influences of selective forces throughout a species range can result in geographic variation in sexual size dimorphism ssd. Indeed, mauremys leprosa is the only aquatic vertebrate able to survive in the sewers, and thus, might nonetheless be a pertinent indicator of water quality, providing that the complexity of ecophysiological responses is considered. The moroccan turtle, mauremys leprosa, occupies an extremely wide variety of ecoregions and habitats, including coastal rivers, mountain streams, oases, and intermittent rivers in the northern fringe of the sahara desert. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Read early development of the optic nerve in the turtle mauremys leprosa, brain research on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. The spanish pond turtle mauremys leprosa, also known as the mediterranean pond turtle or. Pdf reference intervals of hematologic and biochemical blood profiles were obtained from 56. This page was last edited on 14 september 2017, at 21. I compared the time spent by adult males and adult females in clean water to. Characterization of a mauremys leprosa population in a temporal stream in the northwest of the iberian peninsula. It exhibits a dorsal keel, most prominent in juveniles, with no serrations along its edge.
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