Vol. 8 No. 1 (2013)
Short Note

Status of the European pond turtle, <em>Emys orbicularis>/em> (Reptilia: Testudines: Emydidae) in Vorarlberg, Austria

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  • Andreas Kleewein,
  • Günther Wöss
Andreas Kleewein
University of Vienna
Günther Wöss
Natural History Museum of Vienna
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-12502

Published 2013-07-01

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Kleewein, A., & Wöss, G. (2013). Status of the European pond turtle, <em>Emys orbicularis>/em> (Reptilia: Testudines: Emydidae) in Vorarlberg, Austria. Acta Herpetologica, 8(1), 65–67. https://doi.org/10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-12502
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Abstract

Prehistoric and historic records of Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) for the western Austrian province of Vorarlberg and adjacent regions are reviewed. Two recently captured pond turtles allowed the first analyses of mitochondrial cytochrome b haplotypes for the province. Both turtles represent lineage IV haplotypes, whereas lineage II is expected to be native. We conclude that native E. orbicularis are extinct in Vorarlberg.
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