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exception of two
species of pond turtle. The
upper s**** (carapace) of most
emydids is the
shape of a low arch,
although in some species, it is domed. The...
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referring to the
particularly long
necks of
these turtles. Like
other emydids (members of the
family Emydidae), Deirochelys'
karyotype consists of 2N=50...
- The
Texas map
turtle (Graptemys versa) is a
species of
emydid turtle endemic to Texas.
Endemic to
Texas within the
Colorado River (Texas)
drainage Graptemys...
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Megacephaly is
known to
occur in
species of many
turtle families,
including emydids, geoemydids, trionychids, platysternids, kinosternids, cheloniids, pelomedusids...
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Extinct in the wild (EW): 2
species Critically endangered (CR): 196
species Endangered (EN): 382
species Vulnerable (VU): 411
species Near threatened...
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herbivorous diet as it ages and
grows in size. This is
similar to
other omnivore emydid turtles. As E.
orbicularis grows in age and
becomes an adult, the amount...
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turtles (Chelydra acutirostris) – only
present in
northwestern South America Emydid (pond)
turtles (Trachemys)
Geoemydid (wood)
turtles (Rhinoclemmys) – only...
- Matthew; Burghardt,
Gordon M. (1998). "Precocious
Courtship and Play in
Emydid Turtles". Ethology. 104 (1): 38–56. Bibcode:1998Ethol.104...38K. doi:10...
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Extinct in the wild (EW): 2
species Critically endangered (CR): 196
species Endangered (EN): 382
species Vulnerable (VU): 411
species Near threatened...
- Seidel,
Michael E. (June 1986). "Salinity
Tolerance of
Estuarine and
Insular Emydid Turtles (Pseudemys
nelsoni and
Trachemys decussata)".
Journal of Herpetology...
