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A study about the skeleton of Trachemys dorbignyi (Duméril & Bibron, 1835) (Reptilia, Testudines, Emydidae)

The skeleton of Trachemys dorbignyi (Duméril & Bibron, 1835), based on 16 specimens incluind young and adult of both sexes is described. Designations of some structures are proposed and discussed based on data from literature and norms published in the The World Association of Veterinary Anatomists (1994).

Reptilia; Testudines; Trachemys dorbignyi; morphology; squeleton


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