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Synonyms for Chelonia

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Topical ophthalmic antibiotics, parenteral antibiotics and a diet having Vitamin-A have been recommended for the management of swollen eye syndrome in chelonians (Millichamp, 1983).
scorpioides showed hormonal activity according to seasons similar to other chelonian species such as the turtles Lepidochelys kempi from the British West Indies (Caribbean territory) (Rostal et al.
A number of studies have recorded periods of inactivity, classified as aestivation, in freshwater chelonians (Bury 1979, Litzgus et al.
2001) and, as other chelonians, are oviparous with internal fertilization and have a reproductive system adapted to that condition.
Chelonians comprise our second largest group of wildlife patients.
Vertebrates from the Marilia Formation are represented by anurans (Baurubatrachus pricei), lizards (Pristiguana brasiliensis), crocodilians (Itasuchus jesuinoi, Peirosaurus tormini, Uberabasuchus terrificus), chelonians (Cambaremys langertoni), dinosaurs (Abelisauridae, Carcharodontosauridae, Maniraptora, andeutitanosaurianBaurutitan britoi, Trigonosaurus pricei, Uberabatitan ribeiroi, Aeolosaurus).
Chelonians (turtles and tortoises) are facing many threats to survival.
The most numerous chelonians observed at all search sites in the Blanco River were the red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta) and Pseudemys texana, in roughly equal numbers.
Borneo is one of the largest tropical islands of the world and obviously supports a diverse fauna, including the 90 species of snakes, 80 lizards, 15 chelonians, two crocodilians and several turtles shown here in color.
Excess baggage on massive marine old Chelonians is ridiculously prohibitive.
He did his doctorate on the Chelonians of the Northern Cape and became quite famous at the university when he discovered a new sub-species of tortoise.
A IT IS important that you determine your pet's species, as the care of different species of chelonians is quite specific.
Trafficking in endangered species and wild plant theft appears to be increasing and is most common in live reptiles, chelonians, parrots and macaws, oriental medicines and products made from reptiles.
An alternative trade-off, considering patterns of survivorship, growth, and age at sexual maturity among chelonians (Iverson 1991a, Shine and Iverson 1995), is that G.