Biometria de neonatos de tartaruga-da-Amazônia Podocnemis expansa (Schweigger, 1812) (Testudines, Podocnemididae) oriundos de ninhos naturais
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2010
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Biometric measurements were taken of 300 neonate giant Amazon river turtles
from 30 natural nests located in the Environmental Protection Area (EPA) of
Meandros do rio Araguaia, state of Goiás, Brazil. After hatching and complete
absorption of the vitellus, the neonates were removed from their nests and
kept on labeled plastic trays. The following measurements were recorded:
carapace length (CL) and width (CW), and plastron length (PL) and width
(PW), using a pachymeter with 0.10 mm precision. In addition to the
measurements, the specimens were weighed on a balance with 1.00 g
precision. The following mean values were recorded (in cm): CL (4.69 ± 0.21);
CW (4.34 ± 0.24); PL (4.20 ± 0.18); PW (3.26 ± 0.15) and body mass (g)
(26.80 ± 2.46). The data presented here are the first of their kind for the
species in this region and may serve as reference for future studies.
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Morfometria, Recém-nascido, Réptil, Testudines, Morphometry, Neonates, Reptiles, Testudines
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ALVES JÚNIOR, José Roberto Ferreira; LUSTOSA, Ana Paula Gomes; BOSSO, Andréa Cristina Scarpa; SOUSA, Nikson Alves de Jesus; SOUZA, Valéria Leão; MALVÁSIO, Adriana; MIRANDA, Luciana Batalha de; SANTOS, André Luiz Quagliatto. Biometria de neonatos de tartaruga-da-Amazônia Podocnemis expansa (Schweigger, 1812) (Testudines, Podocnemididae) oriundos de ninhos naturais. Pubvet, Maringá, v. 4, n. 19, p. 1-843, 2010.