AROD > Reptiles / Testudines
Testudines - Turtles and tortoises
Etymology: | 'Testudo-order', after a genus of tortoise. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Georges and Merrin (2008)1 have compiled distributional data for Australian freshwater turtle species, with comments on the current state of freshwater turtle taxonomy. The article is available here:
http://piku.org.au/reprints/2008_Georges_Merrin_turtle_distribution_maps.pdf |
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- Georges, A., & Merrin, L (2008). Freshwater Turtles of Tropical Australia: Compilation of distributional data.