Helminths from the red-eared slider Trachemys scripta elegans (Chelonia: Emydidae) in marshes from the eastern Iberian Peninsula: first report of Telorchis attenuata (Digenea: Telorchiidae)

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesús Cardells ◽  
María Magdalena Garijo ◽  
Clara Marín ◽  
Santiago Vera
Keyword(s):  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Intestinal Tract ◽  
Trachemys Scripta ◽  
Trachemys Scripta Elegans ◽  
Emys Orbicularis ◽  
First Report ◽  
Digenean Trematode ◽  
Limited Sampling ◽  
Mauremys Leprosa ◽  
New Habitats

The present work describes the presence of a digenean in the red-eared turtle Trachemys scripta elegans (Wied-Neuwied, 1839) in marshes of the Valencian Community. The faeces and intestinal tract of 105 animals were examined. Only one helminth species was found and identified as the digenean trematode Telorchis atenuatta (Goldberger, 1911), present in the 7.6% of the animals analysed. This is the first report of the parasite in sliders from Spain. Although conclusions are preliminary due to the limited sampling, our results suggest that the presence of red-eared turtles in new habitats may increase the risk of introducing new microorganisms and new diseases with them, altering the sanitary status of the autochthonous terrapins Mauremys leprosa (Schweigger, 1812) and Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758).

scholarly journals Does the exotic invader turtle, Trachemys scripta elegans, compete for food with coexisting native turtles?

2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Díaz-Paniagua ◽  
Natividad Pérez-Santigosa ◽  
Judith Hidalgo-Vila ◽  
Margarita Florencio
Keyword(s):  
Native Species ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Trachemys Scripta ◽  
The Other ◽  
Trachemys Scripta Elegans ◽  
Emys Orbicularis ◽  
Invasive Crayfish ◽  
Exotic Invasive ◽  
Mauremys Leprosa ◽  
In The Wild

AbstractNowadays, established populations of exotic turtles, Trachemys scripta elegans, coexist with native turtles in the wild in southern Spain. We analysed the diet of this exotic species and compared it with the diet of the two native species (Mauremys leprosa and Emys orbicularis) in two ponds. The exotic turtle is an opportunistic omnivore. In one of our study ponds where exotic invasive crayfish were very abundant, adult and juvenile exotic turtles fed mainly on this prey. In the other study pond, juveniles fed mainly on animal matter and adults ate similar proportions of plants and animals. Native turtles also ingested mainly crayfish in the first study pond, but M. leprosa were mainly herbivorous in the second pond. We did not detect strong differences among the diets of the three species. While native species significantly differ in their diets, the exotic turtles did not differ from some groups of native ones. Exotic turtles had the widest range of food, overlapping the food spectra of different age groups of the two native species in both localities. Comparing with previous reports on native turtles diet of the same area, our results did not reveal changes in the diet which could be associated to interactions with exotic turtles, but the observed shift to a higher proportion of animals in the diet in one of the ponds were mainly due to the high abundance of exotic crayfish.

Presence of the leech Placobdella costata in the south of the Iberian Peninsula

2014 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Romero ◽  
Jesús Duarte ◽  
Lucía Narváez-Ledesma ◽  
Miguel Farfán ◽  
Raimundo Real
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Fresh Water ◽  
Mediterranean Area ◽  
Southern Spain ◽  
Freshwater Turtle ◽  
Emys Orbicularis ◽  
The North ◽  
Mauremys Leprosa ◽  
Fragmented Population

AbstractPlacobdella costata is a leech specific to freshwater turtle Emys orbicularis. Both genera are native to North America and have co-evolved and undergone dispersion through the Palearctic. The leech is present throughout the Mediterranean area, always associated with E. orbicularis. Their only known presence in the Iberian Peninsula is in the north and center of the peninsula. Here we present the first description of the leech in southern Spain (Andalusia) in association with a small fragmented population of fresh-water turtles in which E. orbicularis and Mauremys leprosa coexist. Unusually, the leech was found attached to the carapace of a male M. leprosa.

Presence of a chelydrid turtle in the late Pliocene Camp dels Ninots locality (Spain)

2014 ◽  
Vol 185 (4) ◽  
pp. 253-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julien Claude ◽  
Bruno Gomez de Soler ◽  
Gerard Campeny ◽  
Jordi Agusti ◽  
Oriol Oms
Keyword(s):  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Time Distribution ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Late Pliocene ◽  
First Report ◽  
Vertebrate Fauna ◽  
Space And Time ◽  
Snapping Turtles ◽  
Mauremys Leprosa ◽  
Living Species

Abstract The late Pliocene locality Camp dels Ninots is a fossil Lagerstätte that yielded an exceptionally well preserved vertebrate fauna. Several turtles were reported from this locality and were all assigned to the living species Mauremys leprosa. We describe here a second turtle taxon based on carapace material. This new taxon is identified as Chelydropsis cf. pontica. It is the first report of a chelydrid turtle in the Pliocene of the Iberian peninsula. This discovery extends the range of the species to the southwest of Europe and thereby better documents the space and time distribution of snapping turtles before their supposedly rapid disappearance in Europe.

Stable isotope analysis of trophic niche in two co-occurring native and invasive terrapins, Emys orbicularis and Trachemys scripta elegans

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 3611-3621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paride Balzani ◽  
Salvatrice Vizzini ◽  
Giacomo Santini ◽  
Alberto Masoni ◽  
Claudio Ciofi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Stable Isotope Analysis ◽  
Isotope Analysis ◽  
Trophic Niche ◽  
Trachemys Scripta ◽  
Trachemys Scripta Elegans ◽  
Emys Orbicularis

scholarly journals Genome Sequence of a Ranavirus Isolated from a Red-Eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) in Poland

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (47) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewa Borzym ◽  
Magdalena Stachnik ◽  
Michał Reichert ◽  
Artur Rzeżutka ◽  
Agnieszka Jasik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
Respiratory Disease ◽  
Genome Sequence ◽  
Trachemys Scripta ◽  
Trachemys Scripta Elegans ◽  
First Report ◽  
Midwife Toad ◽  
Free Ranging

ABSTRACT The red-eared slider (RES) ranavirus (RESRV) was isolated from a free-ranging RES turtle that died with evidence of respiratory disease. The RESRV genome sequence (106,878 bp) was determined, and phylogenetic analysis revealed that it is a common midwife toad virus (CMTV) strain. This study is the first report of CMTV in RES.

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