Tortoise (English Wikipedia)

Broderip, William John (1852). Leaves from the Note Book of a Naturalist. E. Littell & Company. p. 83 (left column). In the beginning of November he opened the skull of a land-tortoise, removed every particle of brain, and cleaned the cavity out... instead of dying or remaining motionless, it groped its way about....

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"'Clive of India's' tortoise dies". BBC News. 2006-03-23. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
"Timmy the tortoise dies aged 160". 2004-04-07. Retrieved 2019-05-30.

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Meet Jonathan, St Helena's 182-year-old giant tortoise BBC, March 13, 2014

biostor.org

Loveridge, Arthur; Williams, Ernest E. (1957). "Revision of the African tortoises and turtles of the suborder Cryptodira". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 115 (6): 163–557.
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Cuvier, Georges; Smith, Charles Hamilton; Pidgeon, Edward (1831). The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization. Vol. 9. Printed for G. B. Whittaker. pp. 54–.
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britishcheloniagroup.org.uk

Thomas, Richard. "TORTOISES AND THE EXOTIC ANIMAL TRADE IN BRITAIN FROM MEDIEVAL TO 'MODERN'" (PDF). Testudo. 8 – via British Chelonia Group site.

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Moon, J. C.; McCoy, E. D.; Mushinsky, H. R.; Karl, S. A. (2006). "Multiple Paternity and Breeding System in the Gopher Tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus". Journal of Heredity. 97 (2): 150–157. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.572.6767. doi:10.1093/jhered/esj017. PMID 16489146.
Quesada V, Freitas-Rodríguez S, Miller J, Pérez-Silva JG, Jiang ZF, Tapia W, Santiago-Fernández O, Campos-Iglesias D, Kuderna LF, Quinzin M, Álvarez MG, Carrero D, Beheregaray LB, Gibbs JP, Chiari Y, Glaberman S, Ciofi C, Araujo-Voces M, Mayoral P, Arango JR, Tamargo-Gómez I, Roiz-Valle D, Pascual-Torner M, Evans BR, Edwards DL, Garrick RC, Russello MA, Poulakakis N, Gaughran SJ, Rueda DO, Bretones G, Marquès-Bonet T, White KP, Caccone A, López-Otín C (January 2019). "Giant tortoise genomes provide insights into longevity and age-related disease". Nat Ecol Evol. 3 (1): 87–95. doi:10.1038/s41559-018-0733-x. PMC 6314442. PMID 30510174.
Gerlach, Justin; Muir, Catharine; Richmond, Matthew D. (28 December 2006). "The first substantiated case of trans-oceanic tortoise dispersal". Journal of Natural History. 40 (41–43): 2403–2408. Bibcode:2006JNatH..40.2403G. doi:10.1080/00222930601058290. S2CID 86037101.
Cione, Alberto; Tonni, Eduardo; Soibelzon, Leooldo (2003). "The Broken Zig-Zag: Late Cenozoic large mammal and tortoise extinction in South America". Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales. Nueva Serie. 5 (1): 1–19. doi:10.22179/REVMACN.5.26.
Zora, Anna; Gerlach, Justin (2021-08-23). "Giant tortoises hunt and consume birds". Current Biology. 31 (16): R989–R990. Bibcode:2021CBio...31.R989Z. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.06.088. ISSN 0960-9822. PMID 34428417.
Auffenberg, Walter (1977-02-01). "Display Behavior in Tortoises". American Zoologist. 17 (1): 241–250. doi:10.1093/icb/17.1.241. ISSN 0003-1569.
Rhodin, Anders G.J. (2021-11-15). Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (9th Ed.). Chelonian Research Monographs. Vol. 8. Chelonian Research Foundation and Turtle Conservancy. doi:10.3854/crm.8.checklist.atlas.v9.2021. ISBN 978-0-9910368-3-7. S2CID 244279960.
Rhodin, A.G.J.; Thomson, S.; Georgalis, G.; Karl, H.-V.; Danilov, I.G.; Takahashi, A.; de la Fuente, M.S.; Bourque, J.R.; Delfino M.; Bour, R.; Iverson, J.B.; Shaffer, H.B.; van Dijk, P.P.; et al. (Turtle Extinctions Working Group) (2015). Turtles and tortoises of the world during the rise and global spread of humanity: first checklist and review of extinct Pleistocene and Holocene chelonians. Chelonian Research Monographs. Vol. 5. pp. 000e.1–66. doi:10.3854/crm.5.000e.fossil.checklist.v1.2015. ISBN 978-0965354097.
Adán Pérez-García; Evangelos Vlachos; Xabier Murelaga (2020). "A large testudinid with African affinities in the post-Messinian (lower Pliocene) record of south-eastern Spain". Palaeontology. 63 (3): 497–512. doi:10.1111/pala.12468. S2CID 214232312.
Austin, J. J.; Nicholas Arnold, E. (2001). "Ancient mitochondrial DNA and morphology elucidate an extinct island radiation of Indian Ocean giant tortoises (Cylindraspis)". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 268 (1485): 2515–23. doi:10.1098/rspb.2001.1825. PMC 1088909. PMID 11749704.
Bell, T. (1827). "XVI. On two new Genera of Land Tortoises" (PDF). Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 15 (2): 392–401. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1826.tb00122.x. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
Le M, Raxworthy CJ, McCord WP, Mertz L (August 2006). "A molecular phylogeny of tortoises (Testudines: Testudinidae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear genes". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 40 (2): 517–31. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.03.003. PMID 16678445.
Kehlmaier, Christian; Albury, Nancy A.; Steadman, David W.; Graciá, Eva; Franz, Richard; Fritz, Uwe (2021-02-09). "Ancient mitogenomics elucidates diversity of extinct West Indian tortoises". Scientific Reports. 11 (1): 3224. Bibcode:2021NatSR..11.3224K. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-82299-w. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 7873039. PMID 33564028.
Kehlmaier, Christian; Graciá, Eva; Ali, Jason R.; Campbell, Patrick D.; Chapman, Sandra D.; Deepak, V.; Ihlow, Flora; Jalil, Nour-Eddine; Pierre-Huyet, Laure; Samonds, Karen E.; Vences, Miguel; Fritz, Uwe (2023-01-13). "Ancient DNA elucidates the lost world of western Indian Ocean giant tortoises and reveals a new extinct species from Madagascar". Science Advances. 9 (2): eabq2574. Bibcode:2023SciA....9.2574K. doi:10.1126/sciadv.abq2574. ISSN 2375-2548. PMC 9833658. PMID 36630487.

dx.doi.org

Rhodin, Anders G.J. (2021-11-15). Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (9th Ed.). Chelonian Research Monographs. Vol. 8. Chelonian Research Foundation and Turtle Conservancy. doi:10.3854/crm.8.checklist.atlas.v9.2021. ISBN 978-0-9910368-3-7. S2CID 244279960.

fossilworks.org

"Fossilworks: Chelonoidis dominicensis". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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"Tortoise Believed to Have Been Owned by Darwin Dies at 176". Fox News. Associated Press. 2006-06-26. Archived from the original on July 1, 2006.

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Gerlach, Justin; Muir, Catharine; Richmond, Matthew D. (28 December 2006). "The first substantiated case of trans-oceanic tortoise dispersal". Journal of Natural History. 40 (41–43): 2403–2408. Bibcode:2006JNatH..40.2403G. doi:10.1080/00222930601058290. S2CID 86037101.
Zora, Anna; Gerlach, Justin (2021-08-23). "Giant tortoises hunt and consume birds". Current Biology. 31 (16): R989–R990. Bibcode:2021CBio...31.R989Z. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.06.088. ISSN 0960-9822. PMID 34428417.
Kehlmaier, Christian; Albury, Nancy A.; Steadman, David W.; Graciá, Eva; Franz, Richard; Fritz, Uwe (2021-02-09). "Ancient mitogenomics elucidates diversity of extinct West Indian tortoises". Scientific Reports. 11 (1): 3224. Bibcode:2021NatSR..11.3224K. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-82299-w. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 7873039. PMID 33564028.
Kehlmaier, Christian; Graciá, Eva; Ali, Jason R.; Campbell, Patrick D.; Chapman, Sandra D.; Deepak, V.; Ihlow, Flora; Jalil, Nour-Eddine; Pierre-Huyet, Laure; Samonds, Karen E.; Vences, Miguel; Fritz, Uwe (2023-01-13). "Ancient DNA elucidates the lost world of western Indian Ocean giant tortoises and reveals a new extinct species from Madagascar". Science Advances. 9 (2): eabq2574. Bibcode:2023SciA....9.2574K. doi:10.1126/sciadv.abq2574. ISSN 2375-2548. PMC 9833658. PMID 36630487.

iucn-tftsg.org

Bell, T. (1827). "XVI. On two new Genera of Land Tortoises" (PDF). Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 15 (2): 392–401. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1826.tb00122.x. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2015-08-28.

livescience.com

"Tortoises Show Off Smarts by Mastering Touch-Screen Tech". Live Science. Retrieved 2016-12-01.

ncaquariums.com

What is the difference between turtles, terrapins, and tortoises? Archived 2015-05-05 at the Wayback Machine, North Carolina Aquariums (July 1997).

nih.gov

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Moon, J. C.; McCoy, E. D.; Mushinsky, H. R.; Karl, S. A. (2006). "Multiple Paternity and Breeding System in the Gopher Tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus". Journal of Heredity. 97 (2): 150–157. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.572.6767. doi:10.1093/jhered/esj017. PMID 16489146.
Quesada V, Freitas-Rodríguez S, Miller J, Pérez-Silva JG, Jiang ZF, Tapia W, Santiago-Fernández O, Campos-Iglesias D, Kuderna LF, Quinzin M, Álvarez MG, Carrero D, Beheregaray LB, Gibbs JP, Chiari Y, Glaberman S, Ciofi C, Araujo-Voces M, Mayoral P, Arango JR, Tamargo-Gómez I, Roiz-Valle D, Pascual-Torner M, Evans BR, Edwards DL, Garrick RC, Russello MA, Poulakakis N, Gaughran SJ, Rueda DO, Bretones G, Marquès-Bonet T, White KP, Caccone A, López-Otín C (January 2019). "Giant tortoise genomes provide insights into longevity and age-related disease". Nat Ecol Evol. 3 (1): 87–95. doi:10.1038/s41559-018-0733-x. PMC 6314442. PMID 30510174.
Zora, Anna; Gerlach, Justin (2021-08-23). "Giant tortoises hunt and consume birds". Current Biology. 31 (16): R989–R990. Bibcode:2021CBio...31.R989Z. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.06.088. ISSN 0960-9822. PMID 34428417.
Austin, J. J.; Nicholas Arnold, E. (2001). "Ancient mitochondrial DNA and morphology elucidate an extinct island radiation of Indian Ocean giant tortoises (Cylindraspis)". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 268 (1485): 2515–23. doi:10.1098/rspb.2001.1825. PMC 1088909. PMID 11749704.
Le M, Raxworthy CJ, McCord WP, Mertz L (August 2006). "A molecular phylogeny of tortoises (Testudines: Testudinidae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear genes". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 40 (2): 517–31. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.03.003. PMID 16678445.
Kehlmaier, Christian; Albury, Nancy A.; Steadman, David W.; Graciá, Eva; Franz, Richard; Fritz, Uwe (2021-02-09). "Ancient mitogenomics elucidates diversity of extinct West Indian tortoises". Scientific Reports. 11 (1): 3224. Bibcode:2021NatSR..11.3224K. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-82299-w. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 7873039. PMID 33564028.
Kehlmaier, Christian; Graciá, Eva; Ali, Jason R.; Campbell, Patrick D.; Chapman, Sandra D.; Deepak, V.; Ihlow, Flora; Jalil, Nour-Eddine; Pierre-Huyet, Laure; Samonds, Karen E.; Vences, Miguel; Fritz, Uwe (2023-01-13). "Ancient DNA elucidates the lost world of western Indian Ocean giant tortoises and reveals a new extinct species from Madagascar". Science Advances. 9 (2): eabq2574. Bibcode:2023SciA....9.2574K. doi:10.1126/sciadv.abq2574. ISSN 2375-2548. PMC 9833658. PMID 36630487.

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Quesada V, Freitas-Rodríguez S, Miller J, Pérez-Silva JG, Jiang ZF, Tapia W, Santiago-Fernández O, Campos-Iglesias D, Kuderna LF, Quinzin M, Álvarez MG, Carrero D, Beheregaray LB, Gibbs JP, Chiari Y, Glaberman S, Ciofi C, Araujo-Voces M, Mayoral P, Arango JR, Tamargo-Gómez I, Roiz-Valle D, Pascual-Torner M, Evans BR, Edwards DL, Garrick RC, Russello MA, Poulakakis N, Gaughran SJ, Rueda DO, Bretones G, Marquès-Bonet T, White KP, Caccone A, López-Otín C (January 2019). "Giant tortoise genomes provide insights into longevity and age-related disease". Nat Ecol Evol. 3 (1): 87–95. doi:10.1038/s41559-018-0733-x. PMC 6314442. PMID 30510174.
Austin, J. J.; Nicholas Arnold, E. (2001). "Ancient mitochondrial DNA and morphology elucidate an extinct island radiation of Indian Ocean giant tortoises (Cylindraspis)". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 268 (1485): 2515–23. doi:10.1098/rspb.2001.1825. PMC 1088909. PMID 11749704.
Kehlmaier, Christian; Albury, Nancy A.; Steadman, David W.; Graciá, Eva; Franz, Richard; Fritz, Uwe (2021-02-09). "Ancient mitogenomics elucidates diversity of extinct West Indian tortoises". Scientific Reports. 11 (1): 3224. Bibcode:2021NatSR..11.3224K. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-82299-w. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 7873039. PMID 33564028.
Kehlmaier, Christian; Graciá, Eva; Ali, Jason R.; Campbell, Patrick D.; Chapman, Sandra D.; Deepak, V.; Ihlow, Flora; Jalil, Nour-Eddine; Pierre-Huyet, Laure; Samonds, Karen E.; Vences, Miguel; Fritz, Uwe (2023-01-13). "Ancient DNA elucidates the lost world of western Indian Ocean giant tortoises and reveals a new extinct species from Madagascar". Science Advances. 9 (2): eabq2574. Bibcode:2023SciA....9.2574K. doi:10.1126/sciadv.abq2574. ISSN 2375-2548. PMC 9833658. PMID 36630487.

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Moon, J. C.; McCoy, E. D.; Mushinsky, H. R.; Karl, S. A. (2006). "Multiple Paternity and Breeding System in the Gopher Tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus". Journal of Heredity. 97 (2): 150–157. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.572.6767. doi:10.1093/jhered/esj017. PMID 16489146.

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Moon, J. C.; McCoy, E. D.; Mushinsky, H. R.; Karl, S. A. (2006). "Multiple Paternity and Breeding System in the Gopher Tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus". Journal of Heredity. 97 (2): 150–157. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.572.6767. doi:10.1093/jhered/esj017. PMID 16489146.
Le M, Raxworthy CJ, McCord WP, Mertz L (August 2006). "A molecular phylogeny of tortoises (Testudines: Testudinidae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear genes". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 40 (2): 517–31. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.03.003. PMID 16678445.

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Rhodin, Anders G.J. (2021-11-15). Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (9th Ed.). Chelonian Research Monographs. Vol. 8. Chelonian Research Foundation and Turtle Conservancy. doi:10.3854/crm.8.checklist.atlas.v9.2021. ISBN 978-0-9910368-3-7. S2CID 244279960.
Adán Pérez-García; Evangelos Vlachos; Xabier Murelaga (2020). "A large testudinid with African affinities in the post-Messinian (lower Pliocene) record of south-eastern Spain". Palaeontology. 63 (3): 497–512. doi:10.1111/pala.12468. S2CID 214232312.

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Bell, T. (1827). "XVI. On two new Genera of Land Tortoises" (PDF). Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 15 (2): 392–401. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1826.tb00122.x. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2015-08-28.

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Zora, Anna; Gerlach, Justin (2021-08-23). "Giant tortoises hunt and consume birds". Current Biology. 31 (16): R989–R990. Bibcode:2021CBio...31.R989Z. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.06.088. ISSN 0960-9822. PMID 34428417.
Auffenberg, Walter (1977-02-01). "Display Behavior in Tortoises". American Zoologist. 17 (1): 241–250. doi:10.1093/icb/17.1.241. ISSN 0003-1569.
Kehlmaier, Christian; Albury, Nancy A.; Steadman, David W.; Graciá, Eva; Franz, Richard; Fritz, Uwe (2021-02-09). "Ancient mitogenomics elucidates diversity of extinct West Indian tortoises". Scientific Reports. 11 (1): 3224. Bibcode:2021NatSR..11.3224K. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-82299-w. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 7873039. PMID 33564028.
Kehlmaier, Christian; Graciá, Eva; Ali, Jason R.; Campbell, Patrick D.; Chapman, Sandra D.; Deepak, V.; Ihlow, Flora; Jalil, Nour-Eddine; Pierre-Huyet, Laure; Samonds, Karen E.; Vences, Miguel; Fritz, Uwe (2023-01-13). "Ancient DNA elucidates the lost world of western Indian Ocean giant tortoises and reveals a new extinct species from Madagascar". Science Advances. 9 (2): eabq2574. Bibcode:2023SciA....9.2574K. doi:10.1126/sciadv.abq2574. ISSN 2375-2548. PMC 9833658. PMID 36630487.

zenodo.org

Gerlach, Justin; Muir, Catharine; Richmond, Matthew D. (28 December 2006). "The first substantiated case of trans-oceanic tortoise dispersal". Journal of Natural History. 40 (41–43): 2403–2408. Bibcode:2006JNatH..40.2403G. doi:10.1080/00222930601058290. S2CID 86037101.