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North American Pelusios & Pelomedusa Studbook & Record Monitoring Captive Pelusios & Pelomedusa throughout North America |
Studbooks for both Pelusios and Pelomedusa in Europe have been in place since 2004. The Pelusios studbook is headed up by Ferry Gruenwald and Peter Van Putten and the Pelomedusa studbook by Lies Niessen and Peter Van Putten, both serve as a models for the North American Studbook. |
A joint interdisciplinary working group of the IUCN Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle and Conservation Breeding Specialist Groups. Current efforts focus heavily on species under the greatest pressure for survival. |
Most comprehensive source of Pelusios and Pelomedusa information. Including species descriptions, distribution and habitat, geographic variation, sexual differences and breeding. |
Boycott, R.C. and Bourquin, O. 2008. Pelomedusa subrufa (Lacépède 1788) – helmeted turtle, helmeted terrapin. In: Rhodin, A.G.J., Pritchard, P.C.H., van Dijk, P.P., Saumure, R.A., Buhlmann, K.A., and Iverson, J.B. (Eds.). Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. Chelonian Research Monographs No. 5, pp. 007.1-007.6, doi:10.3854/crm.5.007.subrufa.v1.2008, http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/cbftt. |
Chelonian Research Monographs Number 5 Individual species account of all extant freshwater turtles and tortoises with many Pelusios and Pelomedusa accounts already published. Available online: http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/cbftt/ |
A voluntary forum for the focused exchange of husbandry and breeding information between studbook participants. |
Site dedicated to Pelomedusa includes information on husbandry, diet, breeding, and DIY projects. |