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Papers by Anders Rhodin

Research paper thumbnail of Acanthochelys macrocephala (Rhodin, Mittermeier, and McMorris 1984) – Big-Headed Pantanal Swamp Turtle, Pantanal Swamp Turtle

Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises, Dec 9, 2009

The big-headed Pantanal swamp turtle, Acanthochelys macrocephala (Family Chelidae), is a medium-s... more The big-headed Pantanal swamp turtle, Acanthochelys macrocephala (Family Chelidae), is a medium-sized aquatic turtle (carapace length to 295 mm), endemic to the Pantanal and Chaco ecoregions of Brazil, Bolivia, and northern Paraguay. It has a limited distribution in the upper Río Paraguai drainage and is apparently restricted to the swampy lowlands of the Pantanal and the arid plains of the northern Chaco. The species inhabits marshes, wetland areas, shallow bays and brackish lagoons (salinas), as well as opportunistically utilizing ephemeral waterbodies, including roadside drainage ditches and farm irrigation reservoirs and artificial ponds in pasturelands (tajamares). Population levels appear relatively robust at present and the species is not uncommon, but ongoing patterns of habitat loss in the Chaco, combined with climate change leading to increased aridity and threat to ephemeral water resources potentially threaten the species, and it is currently categorized as Near Threaten...

Research paper thumbnail of A Declaration for Turtles1

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Research paper thumbnail of A watershed moment: Analysis of sub-basins refocuses the geography of turtle conservation across the globe

Research paper thumbnail of Turtles and Tortoises Are in Trouble

Research paper thumbnail of Bibliography of Peter C.H. Pritchard

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Research paper thumbnail of Honoring the Legacy of Peter C.H. Pritchard

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Research paper thumbnail of Turtle biogeography: Global regionalization and conservation priorities

Research paper thumbnail of A quarter millenium of uses and misuses of the turtle name Testudo scabra: Identification of the type specimens of T. scabra Linnaeus 1758 (= Rhinoclemmys punctularia) and T. scripta Thunberg in Schoepff 1792 (= Trachemys scripta scripta)

Zootaxa

The turtle name Testudo scabra Linnaeus 1758 has variously and confusingly been used in associati... more The turtle name Testudo scabra Linnaeus 1758 has variously and confusingly been used in association with nine different currently recognized nominal species in four separate families in both suborders of turtles. The name has not been recognized as valid since the early 1800s and has recently been synonymized as a nomen dubium under primarily two species: Emys trijuga Schweigger 1812 (= Melanochelys trijuga) and Testudo punctularia Daudin 1801 (= Rhinoclemmys punctularia) (both Geoemydidae). Other earlier attributions of the name, T. scabra L. sensu Statius Müller 1774, Schneider 1783, Retzius in Schoepff 1792, Thunberg in Schoepff 1792, Say 1824, or Agassiz 1857, have variously been referred to seven other currently recognized nominal species: two species of Leguat’s tortoises (= both Testudo vosmaeri Suckow 1798 = Cylindraspis vosmaeri, and/or Testudo peltastes Duméril and Bibron 1835 = Cylindraspis peltastes) (Testudinidae), Perrault’s tortoise (= Testudo indica Schneider 1783 = ...

Research paper thumbnail of Global Conservation Status of Turtles and Tortoises (Order Testudines)

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Research paper thumbnail of Taxonomy based on science is necessary for global conservation

Research paper thumbnail of Chelonian Conservation and Biology Volume 16: New Changes Signal a Bright Future

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

BioOne Complete (complete.BioOne.org) is a full-text database of 200 subscribed and open-access t... more BioOne Complete (complete.BioOne.org) is a full-text database of 200 subscribed and open-access titles in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences published by nonprofit societies, associations, museums, institutions, and presses.

Research paper thumbnail of Case 3587 Podocnemis unifilis Troschel, 1848 (Reptilia,Testudines): proposed precedence over Emys cayennensis Schweigger, 1812

The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature

The purpose of this application, under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve the specific na... more The purpose of this application, under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve the specific name Podocnemis unifilis Troschel, 1848, for a widely distributed species of Amazonian turtle (family PODOCNEMIDIDAE) of both economic and conservation importance, by giving it precedence over its infrequently used senior synonym Podocnemis cayennensis (Schweigger, 1812). This species, the Yellow-spotted River Turtle, has long been referred to as P. unifilis by the IUCN Red List and CITES, as well as in at least 200 scientific publications over more than a century, whereas the name P. cayennensis has only been applied to this species in very few recent publications. Prior to 1974, the name cayennensis had usually been used incorrectly for another species, the Red-headed River Turtle, Podocnemis erythrocephala (Spix, 1824), as noted and corrected by Mittermeier & Wilson (1974) and Pritchard & Trebbau (1984). The conservation of the binomen P. unifilis will stabilize the use of a name that has been in general use for this species in the vast majority of the scientific publications, government documents, endangered species lists, and the general literature for over 100 years. Giving precedence to the older name (cayennensis) would be counter to usage, and would create much confusion in the literature.

Research paper thumbnail of In Honor of Peter C.H. Pritchard

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

BioOne Complete (complete.BioOne.org) is a full-text database of 200 subscribed and open-access t... more BioOne Complete (complete.BioOne.org) is a full-text database of 200 subscribed and open-access titles in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences published by nonprofit societies, associations, museums, institutions, and presses.

Research paper thumbnail of Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (8th Ed.)

, www.chelonian.org/crm) for prices, titles, and to place orders. Chelonian Research Foundation (... more , www.chelonian.org/crm) for prices, titles, and to place orders. Chelonian Research Foundation (founded in 1992) and Turtle Conservancy (founded in 2009) are nonprofit tax-exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Research paper thumbnail of Comments on the proposed suppression Kinosternon chimalhuaca Rogner, 1996 (Reptilia, Testudines)

The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Case 3625 Kinosternon chimalhuaca Berry, Seidel, & Iverson in Rogner, 1996 (Reptilia, Testudines): proposed confirmation of the publication date

The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Advances in herpetology and evolutionary biology

Research paper thumbnail of Chelodina parkeri, a new species of chelid turtle from New Guinea, with a discussion of Chelodina siebenrocki Werner, 1901

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 1976

Research paper thumbnail of Reptilian Biology. (Book Reviews: Advances in Herpetology and Evolutionary Biology)

Research paper thumbnail of Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea; Reptilia, Testudines) 17

Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Acanthochelys macrocephala (Rhodin, Mittermeier, and McMorris 1984) – Big-Headed Pantanal Swamp Turtle, Pantanal Swamp Turtle

Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises, Dec 9, 2009

The big-headed Pantanal swamp turtle, Acanthochelys macrocephala (Family Chelidae), is a medium-s... more The big-headed Pantanal swamp turtle, Acanthochelys macrocephala (Family Chelidae), is a medium-sized aquatic turtle (carapace length to 295 mm), endemic to the Pantanal and Chaco ecoregions of Brazil, Bolivia, and northern Paraguay. It has a limited distribution in the upper Río Paraguai drainage and is apparently restricted to the swampy lowlands of the Pantanal and the arid plains of the northern Chaco. The species inhabits marshes, wetland areas, shallow bays and brackish lagoons (salinas), as well as opportunistically utilizing ephemeral waterbodies, including roadside drainage ditches and farm irrigation reservoirs and artificial ponds in pasturelands (tajamares). Population levels appear relatively robust at present and the species is not uncommon, but ongoing patterns of habitat loss in the Chaco, combined with climate change leading to increased aridity and threat to ephemeral water resources potentially threaten the species, and it is currently categorized as Near Threaten...

Research paper thumbnail of A Declaration for Turtles1

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Research paper thumbnail of A watershed moment: Analysis of sub-basins refocuses the geography of turtle conservation across the globe

Research paper thumbnail of Turtles and Tortoises Are in Trouble

Research paper thumbnail of Bibliography of Peter C.H. Pritchard

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Research paper thumbnail of Honoring the Legacy of Peter C.H. Pritchard

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Research paper thumbnail of Turtle biogeography: Global regionalization and conservation priorities

Research paper thumbnail of A quarter millenium of uses and misuses of the turtle name Testudo scabra: Identification of the type specimens of T. scabra Linnaeus 1758 (= Rhinoclemmys punctularia) and T. scripta Thunberg in Schoepff 1792 (= Trachemys scripta scripta)

Zootaxa

The turtle name Testudo scabra Linnaeus 1758 has variously and confusingly been used in associati... more The turtle name Testudo scabra Linnaeus 1758 has variously and confusingly been used in association with nine different currently recognized nominal species in four separate families in both suborders of turtles. The name has not been recognized as valid since the early 1800s and has recently been synonymized as a nomen dubium under primarily two species: Emys trijuga Schweigger 1812 (= Melanochelys trijuga) and Testudo punctularia Daudin 1801 (= Rhinoclemmys punctularia) (both Geoemydidae). Other earlier attributions of the name, T. scabra L. sensu Statius Müller 1774, Schneider 1783, Retzius in Schoepff 1792, Thunberg in Schoepff 1792, Say 1824, or Agassiz 1857, have variously been referred to seven other currently recognized nominal species: two species of Leguat’s tortoises (= both Testudo vosmaeri Suckow 1798 = Cylindraspis vosmaeri, and/or Testudo peltastes Duméril and Bibron 1835 = Cylindraspis peltastes) (Testudinidae), Perrault’s tortoise (= Testudo indica Schneider 1783 = ...

Research paper thumbnail of Global Conservation Status of Turtles and Tortoises (Order Testudines)

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Research paper thumbnail of Taxonomy based on science is necessary for global conservation

Research paper thumbnail of Chelonian Conservation and Biology Volume 16: New Changes Signal a Bright Future

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

BioOne Complete (complete.BioOne.org) is a full-text database of 200 subscribed and open-access t... more BioOne Complete (complete.BioOne.org) is a full-text database of 200 subscribed and open-access titles in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences published by nonprofit societies, associations, museums, institutions, and presses.

Research paper thumbnail of Case 3587 Podocnemis unifilis Troschel, 1848 (Reptilia,Testudines): proposed precedence over Emys cayennensis Schweigger, 1812

The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature

The purpose of this application, under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve the specific na... more The purpose of this application, under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve the specific name Podocnemis unifilis Troschel, 1848, for a widely distributed species of Amazonian turtle (family PODOCNEMIDIDAE) of both economic and conservation importance, by giving it precedence over its infrequently used senior synonym Podocnemis cayennensis (Schweigger, 1812). This species, the Yellow-spotted River Turtle, has long been referred to as P. unifilis by the IUCN Red List and CITES, as well as in at least 200 scientific publications over more than a century, whereas the name P. cayennensis has only been applied to this species in very few recent publications. Prior to 1974, the name cayennensis had usually been used incorrectly for another species, the Red-headed River Turtle, Podocnemis erythrocephala (Spix, 1824), as noted and corrected by Mittermeier & Wilson (1974) and Pritchard & Trebbau (1984). The conservation of the binomen P. unifilis will stabilize the use of a name that has been in general use for this species in the vast majority of the scientific publications, government documents, endangered species lists, and the general literature for over 100 years. Giving precedence to the older name (cayennensis) would be counter to usage, and would create much confusion in the literature.

Research paper thumbnail of In Honor of Peter C.H. Pritchard

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

BioOne Complete (complete.BioOne.org) is a full-text database of 200 subscribed and open-access t... more BioOne Complete (complete.BioOne.org) is a full-text database of 200 subscribed and open-access titles in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences published by nonprofit societies, associations, museums, institutions, and presses.

Research paper thumbnail of Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (8th Ed.)

, www.chelonian.org/crm) for prices, titles, and to place orders. Chelonian Research Foundation (... more , www.chelonian.org/crm) for prices, titles, and to place orders. Chelonian Research Foundation (founded in 1992) and Turtle Conservancy (founded in 2009) are nonprofit tax-exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Research paper thumbnail of Comments on the proposed suppression Kinosternon chimalhuaca Rogner, 1996 (Reptilia, Testudines)

The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Case 3625 Kinosternon chimalhuaca Berry, Seidel, & Iverson in Rogner, 1996 (Reptilia, Testudines): proposed confirmation of the publication date

The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Advances in herpetology and evolutionary biology

Research paper thumbnail of Chelodina parkeri, a new species of chelid turtle from New Guinea, with a discussion of Chelodina siebenrocki Werner, 1901

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 1976

Research paper thumbnail of Reptilian Biology. (Book Reviews: Advances in Herpetology and Evolutionary Biology)

Research paper thumbnail of Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of Testudo gigantea Schweigger, 1812 (currently Geochelone (Aldabrachelys) gigantea; Reptilia, Testudines) 17

Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 2009