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Turtles of Alabama /

For nearly 200 million years, Earth has been occupied by reptiles--a lineage of terrestrial vertebrates that includes some, like birds, that have invaded the aerial environment, and others, like turtles, that have invaded aquatic environments. With thirty-nine known species, Alabama harbors more tur...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Guyer, Craig, 1952- (Autor), Bailey, Mark A. (Mark Allen), 1961- (Autor), Mount, Robert H. (Robert Hughes), 1931- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Floyd, Claire C. (Ilustrador)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2015]
Colección:Gosse nature guides.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Abbreviations; Introduction; The Turtle Fauna of Alabama; Indigenous Species; Introduced Species; Taxonomic Changes and Problems; Climate of Alabama; Alabama Geography; River Basins; Important Geographic Units; Species Accounts; Keys; Names; Photographs; Descriptions; Alabama Distribution; Habits; Conservation and Management; Taxonomy; Turtles-Testudines; Key to the Families of Turtles of Alabama; Leatherback Sea Turtles Family Dermochelyidae; Leatherback Sea Turtles Genus Dermochelys; Atlantic Leatherback Dermochelys coriacea; Sea Turtles Family Cheloniidae.
  • Key to the Genera of Cheloniidae of AlabamaLoggerhead Sea Turtles Genus Caretta; Loggerhead Sea Turtle Caretta caretta; Ridley Sea Turtles Genus Lepidochelys; Kemp's Ridley Lepidochelys kempii; Hawksbill Sea Turtles Genus Eretmochelys; Atlantic Hawksbill Eretmochelys imbricata imbricata; Green Sea Turtles Genus Chelonia; Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas; Soft-shelled Turtles Family Trionychidae; North American Softshells Genus Apalone; Key to the Species of Apalone of Alabama; Gulf Coast Smooth Softshell Apalone calvata; Midland Smooth Softshell Apalone mutica; Florida Softshell Apalone ferox.
  • Spiny Softshells Apalone spiniferaKey to the Subspecies of Apalone spinifera of Alabama; Eastern Spiny Softshell Apalone spinifera spinifera; Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell Apalone spinifera aspera; Tortoises Family Testudinidae; North American Tortoises Genus Gopherus; Gopher Tortoise Gopherus polyphemus; Snapping Turtles Family Chelydridae; Key to the Genera of Chelydridae of Alabama; Snapping Turtles Genus Chelydra; Eastern Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina; Alligator Snapping Turtles Genus Macrochelys; Alligator Snapping Turtle Macrochelys temminckii.
  • Mud and Musk Turtles Family KinosternidaeKey to the Genera of Kinosternidae of Alabama; American Mud Turtles Genus Kinosternon; Key to the Species of Kinosternon of Alabama; Striped Mud Turtle Kinosternon baurii; Eastern Mud Turtles Kinosternon subrubrum; Key to the Subspecies of Kinosternon subrubrum of Alabama; Mississippi Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis; Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum subrubrum; Musk Turtles Genus Sternotherus; Key to the Species of Sternotherus of Alabama; Eastern Musk Turtle (Stinkpot) Sternotherus odoratus.
  • Razor-backed Musk Turtle Sternotherus carinatusFlattened Musk Turtle Sternotherus depressus; Loggerhead Musk Turtle Sternotherus minor; Stripe-necked Musk Turtle Sternotherus peltifer; River, Pond, and Box Turtles Family Emydidae; Key to the Genera of Emydidae of Alabama; American Box Turtles Genus Terrapene; Key to the Species of Terrapene of Alabama; Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina; Florida Box Turtle Terrapene bauri; Diamond-backed Terrapins Genus Malaclemys; Mississippi Diamond-backed Terrapin Malaclemys terrapin pileata; Chicken Turtles Genus Deirochelys.