Vol. 4 No. 1 (2009)
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Endoscopy of cloaca in 51 <i>Emys trinacris</i> (Fritz et al., 2005): morphological and diagnostic study

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  • Filippo Spadola,
  • Gianni Insacco
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-2956

Published 2009-07-01

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Spadola, F., & Insacco, G. (2009). Endoscopy of cloaca in 51 <i>Emys trinacris</i> (Fritz et al., 2005): morphological and diagnostic study. Acta Herpetologica, 4(1), 73–81. https://doi.org/10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-2956
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Abstract

In this work the authors are describing cloaca anatomy, pathological findings and endoscopic technique applied to Emys trinacris (Fritz et al., 2005). The study has been performed on 51 wild subjects of different age and size hosted in a rescue center. Cloacoscopy is proposed as a tool for sexing turtles with reduced sexual dimorphism.
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