Tingamarra Soft-shelled Turtle (not yet named)

Length: 50cm (shell only) Description: The Tingamarra Soft-shelled Turtle belongs to a group of turtles called trionychids, which ...
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Giant Softshell Turtle Facing Extinction After Last Known Female Dies

A dead reptile of its kind washed up on the shores of Dong Mo Lake in Vietnam, measuring 156 cm. long and weighing 93 kg. The Yangtze giant softshell turtle is now on the brink of extinction. On ...

The Weirdest Turtle Heads in Nature

Turtles are instantly recognized by the shell on their backs, but across species, there are some incredibly unique heads that ...
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Kaziranga Turtle Conservation Milestone

India's first satellite-tagged Ganges soft-shell turtle released in Kaziranga. IMAGE: The Ganges soft-shell turtle (Nilssonia gangetica) is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Photographs: Kind ...
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Dublin animal charity rescues turtle, urges public to not adopt exotic pets

An animal rescue organization in Ireland is urging the public to not adopt turtles and other exotic pets unless they can properly care for them after a Chinese soft-shell turtle was found abandoned.
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First ever video captures the adorable birth of critically endangered Burmese peacock softshell turtle hatchlings

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Fifteen tiny turtles in Myanmar just made waves across the scientific community after their birth was ...
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Phylogenetics and Mitochondrial Genomics of Turtles

Turtles represent one of the most ancient and morphologically diverse lineages of reptiles, with extant species spanning marine, freshwater and terrestrial habitats. Phylogenetic studies have long ...