Latest leopard tortoise research
Newest papers on Stigmochelys pardalis in the HerpAtlas research library, updated automatically.
- Intranuclear coccidiosis in tortoises - discovery of its causative agent and transmission.
Hofmannová L, Kvičerová J, Bízková K et al. · European journal of protistology · 2018-11
- Investigations on the prevalence of tortoise picorna-virus in captive tortoises in Germany.
Paries S, Funcke S, Lierz M · Tierarztliche Praxis. Ausgabe K, Kleintiere/Heimtiere · 2018-10
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- Semen collection and ejaculate characteristics of the Leopard Tortoise ( Stigmochelys pardalis ).
Zimmerman DM, Mitchell MA · Conservation physiology · 2017-11 · open access
Introduction To date, ~335 species of chelonians from the phylogenetic order Testudines have been identified. Of these species, 107 (31.9%) are Critically Endangered [CR] or Endangered [EN]; this number increases to 167 (49.9%) for threatened species inclusive of CR, EN and vulnerable [VU]…
- Aspects of the home range ecology of the leopard tortoise in the semi-arid central Karoo: An area threatened with fracking
Drabik-Hamshare M, Downs CT · Journal of Arid Environments. · 2017-09
- Detection of Mycoplasma spp., herpesviruses, topiviruses, and ferlaviruses in samples from chelonians in Europe.
Kolesnik E, Obiegala A, Marschang RE · Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc · 2017-07
- Movement of leopard tortoises in response to environmental and climatic variables in a semi-arid environment.
Drabik-Hamshare M, Downs CT · Movement ecology · 2017-03 · open access
Background Tortoises (Testudinidae) occur in a wide range of environments, providing important ecosystem functions, such as seed dispersal and refuge in the form of burrows. Tortoise movement has previously been shown to be related to resource availability, reproductive status and local…
- Parasites of domestic and wild animals in South Africa. LI. Ticks infesting leopard tortoises Stigmochelys pardalis , hingeback tortoises Kinixys zombensis and angulate tortoises Chersina angulata .
Horak IG, Pearcy A, Lloyd KJ · The Onderstepoort journal of veterinary research · 2017-02 · open access
The objective of the study was to record the tick species collected from three species of tortoise, each in a different province of South Africa. Ticks were collected from leopard tortoises, Stigmochyles pardalis, in the southern region of the Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga province; from…
- Tortoise mortalities along fences in the southeastern Karoo, South Africa
Matt B. Macray · Open University of Cape Town (University of Cape Town) · 2017-01
- Bio-mimicry of a Leopard Tortoise’ Shoulder Girdle in Space Frame Design of an Ambulance Body
Sarah A. Matiko · Scholarly Commons (Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University) · 2017-01 · open access
- Physically Effective Fiber Threshold, Apparent Digestibility, and Novel Fecal Microbiome Identification of the Leopard Tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis)
Breanna Paige Modica · 2016-09
- Detection of testudinid herpesvirus type 4 in a leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis).
Kolesnik E, Mittenzwei F, Marschang RE · Tierarztliche Praxis. Ausgabe K, Kleintiere/Heimtiere · 2016-06
- Chelonian perivitelline membrane-bound sperm detection: A new breeding management tool.
Croyle K, Gibbons P, Light C et al. · Zoo biology · 2016-02
- Factors influencing hindgut fermentation characteristics of the leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis): Survey of the microbiome
Breanna Paige Modica · DigitalCommons - CalPoly (California State Polytechnic University) · 2016-01 · open access
Novel fecal microbiome identification of mature female leopard tortoises (Stigmochelys pardalis, n = 16) fed exclusively one of three, nutritionally complete, pelleted diets was evaluated in a blind, complete randomized design study. Two diets included insoluble fiber (powdered cellulose)…
- Stigmochelys pardalis (Leopard Tortoise). Road mortality.
Herpetological Review · 2016-01
- Perivitelline Membrane-bound Sperm Detection: A Tool for Chelonian Conservation and Research
Kaitlin Croyle · John Spoor Broome Library Institutional Repository (California State University) · 2015-11
- First Hemolivia from southern Africa: reassigning chelonian Haemogregarina parvula Dias, 1953 (Adeleorina: Haemogregarinidae) to Hemolivia (Adeleorina: Karyolysidae)
Courtney A. Cook, Edward Charles Netherlands, Nico Jacobus Smit · African Zoology · 2015-04
- First Record of an Intraleucocytic Haemogregarine (Adeleorina: Haemogregarinidae) from South African Tortoises of the SpeciesStigmochelys pardalis(Cryptodira: Testudinidae)
Courtney A. Cook, Nico Jacobus Smit, Angela J. Davies · African Zoology · 2014-10
- Look out for the tortoises
Shireen Harris · Veld & Flora · 2014-06
- Endoscopy-guided ectopic egg removal from the urinary bladder in a leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis).
Mans C, Foster JD · The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2014-06
- Characterization of a Campylobacter fetus-like strain isolated from the faeces of a sick leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight as an alternative to bacterial 16S rDNA phylogeny.
Benejat L, Gravet A, Sifré E et al. · Letters in applied microbiology · 2013-12
- Femoral head and neck excision arthroplasty in a leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis).
Naylor AD · Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians · 2013-12
- Activity and Movement Patterns of the TortoiseStigmochelys pardalisin a Subtropical Savanna
Ara Monadjem, Robert A. McCleery, Bret A. Collier · Journal of Herpetology · 2013-06
- Computed tomography imaging of a leopard tortoise (Geochelone pardalis pardalis) with confirmed pulmonary fibrosis: a case report.
Lim CK, Kirberger RM, Lane EP et al. · Acta veterinaria Scandinavica · 2013-04 · open access
An approximately 20-year-old, female Leopard tortoise (Geochelone pardalis pardalis) was presented with dypsnea, wheezing, anorexia and depression. Whole body radiographs revealed generalized diffuse unstructured 'interstitial lung pattern' with thickened pulmonary septae while computed tomography…
- Seasonal and Daily Activity Patterns of Leopard Tortoises (Stigmochelys pardalisBell, 1828) on Farmland in the Nama-Karoo, South Africa
Megan K. McMaster, Colleen Thelma Downs · African Zoology · 2013-04
- Occurence of the tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus, and tick control in the dog and the occurence of ticks in exotic animals and cattle on the island Curaçao.
E.J. Spruit · Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University) · 2012-01
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