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Contents, Distribution and IUCN Red List Data (Abbreviations See P. 9)1 Inhalt, Verbreitungsangaben Und Gefährdung Laut IUCN (Abk Contents, distribution and IUCN Red List data (abbreviations see p. 9)1 Inhalt, Verbreitungsangaben und Gefährdung laut IUCN (Abk. vgl. S. 9) Introduction/Einführung 10 User's Guide/Benutzerhinweise 23 References/Literaturverzeichnis 24 Synopsis of the taxonomic changes in comparison to the first edition of this book/ Vergleichende Übersicht über die taxonomischen Veränderungen seit der Erstauflage 3° Acknowledgments/Danksagung 32 TESTUDINES BATSCH, 1788 - Turtles, Tortoises and Terrapins/Schildkröten CRYPTODIRA COPE, 1868 - Hidden-necked turtles/Halsbergerschildkröten CHELONIIDAE OPEL, 1811 -Sea Turtles/Echte Meeresschildkröten Caretta RAFINESQUE, 1814 - Loggerhead Sea Turtles/Unechte Karettschildkröten Caretta caretta (LINNAEUS, 1758) - Loggerhead Sea Turtle/Unechte Karettschildkröte; IUCN: EN 33 Temperate, subtropical and tropical seas/Gemäßigte, subtropische und tropische Meere Chelonia BRONGNIART, 1800 - Green Sea Turtles/Suppenschildkröten Chelonia mydas (LINNAEUS, 1758) - Green Sea Turtle/Suppenschildkröte; IUCN: EN 33 Temperate, subtropical and tropical seas/Gemäßigte, subtropische und tropische Meere Eretmochelys FITZINGER, 1843 - Hawksbill Sea Turtles/Echte Karettschildkröten Eretmochelys imbricata (LINNÉ, 1766) - Hawksbill Sea Turtle/Echte Karettschildkröte; IUCN: CR 34 Subtropical and tropical seas/Subtropische und tropische Meere Lepidochelys FITZINGER, 1843 - Ridley Sea Turtles/Bastardschildkröten Lepidochelys kempii (GARMAN, 1880) - Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle/Kemps Bastardschildkröte; IUCN: CR 34 Gulf of Mexico and the northern Atlantic Ocean, possibly the Caribbean Sea/Golf von Mexiko und Nordatlantik, möglicherweise auch In der Karibik Lepidochelys olivácea (ESCHSCHOLTZ, 1829) - Olive Ridley Sea Turtle/Gewöhnliche Bastardschildkröte; IUCN: VU 35 Tropical and subtropical parts of the Indian, Pacific and southern Atlantic Oceans/ Tropische und subtropische Abschnitte der Indischen und Pazifischen Ozeane und des Südatlantiks DERMOCHELYIDAE FITZINGER, 1843 - Leatherback Sea Turtles/Lederschildkröten Dermochelys BLAINVILLE, 1816 - Leatherback Sea Turtles/Lederschildkröten Dermochelys coriácea (VANDELLI, 1761) - Leatherback Sea Turtle/Lederschildkröte; IUCN: CR 35 Temperate, subtropical and tropical seas/Gemäßigte, subtropische und tropische Meere EMYDIDAE RAFINESQUE, 1815 - New World Pond Turtles/Neuwelt-Sumpfschildkröten Emys DuMÉRiL, 1805 - European Pond Turtles/Europäische Sumpfschildkröten Emys orbicularis (LINNAEUS, 1758) - European Pond Turtle/Europäische Sumpfschildkröte; IUCN: NT Emys orbicularis orbicularis (LINNAEUS, 1758) - European Pond Turtle/Europäische Sumpfschildkröte 3^ Western, central and eastern Europe from central France to the Black Sea region and most parts of Turkey, eastward to the Aral Sea region/West-, Mittel- und Osteuropa von Mittelfrankreich bis zur Schwarzmeerregion und zum größten Teil der Türkei, ostwärts bis zur Region um den Aralsee Emys orbicularis eiselti FRITZ, BARAN, BUDAK & AMTHAUER, 1998 - Eiselt's Pond Turtle/Eiselts Sumpfschildkröte 3& Amik-Maras rift valley in southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria/Amik-Maras-Grabenbruch in der südöstlichen Türkei und im nordwestlichen Syrien Emys orbicularis fritzjuergenobsti FRITZ, 1993 - Obst's Pond Turtle/Iberische Sumpfschildkröte 38 Iberian peninsula/lberische Halbinsel Emys orbicularis galloitalica FRITZ, 1995 - Franco-Italian Pond Turtle/Mittelländische Sumpfschildkröte 39 West coast of Italian peninsula and southern France; introduced on Balearic Islands, probably reintroduced on Corsica and Sardinia/ Westküste der italienischen Halbinsel und Südfrankreich; eingeführt auf den Balearen, vermutlich wiedereingeführt auf Korsika und Sardinien Emys orbicularis hellenica (VALENCIENNES in BIBRON & BORY DE SAINT-VINCENT, 1832) - Hellenic Pond Turtle/Ostmediterrane Sumpfschildkröte 41 Apulia (Italy) along the Adriatic coast of Italy and the Balkans over Albania and the Ionic coast to the Péloponnèse and Attica, Greece/Von Süditalien (Apulien) entlang der Adriaküste Italiens und auf dem Balkan über Albanien und die Ionische Küste bis zur Peloponnes und bis Attika, Griechenland Emys orbicularis ingauna JESU, PIOMBO, SALVIDIO, LAMAGNI, ORTALE & GENTA, 2004 - Ligurian Pond Turtle/Ligurische Sumpfschildkröte 42 Savona Province, Liguria, northwestern Italy/Provinz Savona, Ligurien, nordwestliches Italien Emys orbicularis occidentalis FRITZ, 1993 - Maghreb Pond Turtle/Nordafrikanische Sumpfschildkröte 44 Northwestern Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia north of the Atlas Mountains)/Nordwestafrika (Marokko, Algerien, Tunesien nördlich des Atlasgebirges) Emys orbicularis -pérsica EICHWALD, 1831 - Eastern Pond Turtle/Persische Sumpfschildkröte 45 Central Caucasus (Kura River and tributaries), south coast of Caspian Sea (northern Iran, Turkmenistan) and Uzboi Region of Turkmenistan/Zentraler Kaukasus (Kura und Nebenflüsse), Südküste des Kaspischen Meeres (nördlicher Iran, Turkmenistan) und Uzboi-Gebiet Turkmenistans Bibliografische Informationen digitalisiert durch http://d-nb.info/1019186089 4 TERRALOG: Turtles of the World Vol. 1 Emys trinacris FRITZ, FATTIZZO, GUICKING, TRIPEPI, PENNISI, LENK, JOGER & WINK, 2005 - Sicilian Pond Turtle/Sizilianische Sumpfschildkröte; IUCN: DD 46 Sicily (Italy)/Sizilien (Italien) Introduced species/eingeführte Arten Chrysemys picta (SCHNEIDER, 1783) - Northern Painted Turtle/Nördliche Zierschildkröte (various subspecies/ verschiedene Unterarten); IUCN: LC (TERRALOG Vol. 2/Band 2) Introduced to some European countries as Germany and Spain/Eingeführt in manche europäischen Länder wie Deutschland und Spanien Trachemys scripta (THUNBERG in SCHOEPFF, 1792) - Pond Slider/Nordamerikanische Buchstaben- Schmuckschildkröte (almost exclusively the subspecies T. s. elegans [WIED-NEUWIED, i839]/fast ausschließlich die Unterart T. s. elegans [WIED-NEUWIED, 1839]); IUCN: LC (TERRALOG Vol. 2/Band 2) Introduced to several European countries, Bahrain, Israel, Egypt, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Réunion, the Seychelles and probably additional countries/Eingeführt in mehrere europäischen Länder, nach Bahrain, Israel, Ägypten, Mosambik, Simbabwe, Südafrika, Réunion, auf den Seychellen und vermutlich in weitere Länder GEOEMYDIDAE THEOBALD, 1868 - Old World Pond Turtles/Altwelt-Sumpfschildkröten Mauremys GRAY, 1869 - Stripe-necked Turtles/Bachschildkröten Mauremys caspica (GMELIN, 1774) - Caspian Turtle/Westasiatische Bachschildkröte Mauremys caspica caspica (GMELIN, 1774) - Northern Caspian Turtle/Kaspische Bachschildkröte 47 Central Anatolia and Transcaucasus to the southern coast of the Caspian Sea; northern Mesopotamia/Zentralanatolien und Transkaukasien bis zur Südküste des Kaspischen Meeres; nördliches Mesopotamien Mauremys caspica siebenrocki WISCHUE & FRITZ in FRITZ & WISCHUF, 1997 - Southern Caspian Turtle/Arabische Bachschildkröte 48 Central and southern Iraq, western Iran along the coast of the Persian Gulf; relict populations in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and on Bahrain Island/Mittlerer und südlicher Irak, westlicher Iran entlang der Küste des Persischen Golfs; Reliktpopulationen in Saudi-Arabien, Kuwait und auf der Insel Bahrain Mauremys caspica ventrimaculata WISCHUF & FRITZ, 1996 - Spot-bellied Caspian Turtle/Persische Bachschildkröte 48 Kor River and Maharloo basins, southern Iran/Kor-Fluss und Maharloo-Becken, südlicher Iran Mauremys leprosa (SCHWEIGGER, 1812) - Mediterranean Pond Turtle/Maurische Bachschildkröte Mauremys leprosa leprosa (SCHWEIGGER, 1812) - Mediterranean Pond Turtle/Iberische Bachschildkröte 49 Iberian peninsula, adjacent France, northern Morocco and northwestern Algeria/Iberische Halbinsel und benachbarte Regionen Frankreichs, nördliches Marokko und nordwestliches Algerien Mauremys leprosa saharica SCHLEICH, 1996 - Saharan Pond Turtle/Sahara-Bachschildkröte 50 Southern Morocco, northeastern Algeria, Tunisia and northwestern Libya/Südliches Marokko, nordöstliches Algerien, Tunesien und nordwestliches Libyen Mauremys rivulata (VALENCIENNES in BORY DE SAINT-VINCENT, 1833) - Western Caspian Turtle/Ostmediterrane Bachschildkröte 51 Central Dalmatia along the sea coasts to Greece, European Turkey and Bulgaria; in Anatolia along the Mediterranean coast southwards overthe Levantine region to cen- tral Israel and Jordan; range includes many Mediterranean islands/Mittleres Dalmatien entlang der Küste bis Griechenland, zum europäischen Teil der Türkei und Bulgarien; in Anatolien entlang der Mittelmeerküste südwärts über die Levante bis zum mittleren Israel und Jordanien; auf zahlreichen Inseln im Mittelmeer verbreitet TESTUDINIDAE BATSCH, 1788 - Tortoises/Landschildkröten Astrochelys GRAY, 1873 - Madagascar Tortoises/Madagaskar-Landschildkröten Astrochelys radiata (SHAW, 1802) - Radiated Tortoise/Strahlenschildkröte; IUCN: CR 54 Southwestern and southern Madagascar, today extinct in large parts of the former range; introduced on Réunion and some of the islands of Mauritius (Rodrigues, Round)/Südliches Madagaskar, heute in großen Teilen des Verbreitungsgebietes ausgestorben; eingeführt auf Réunion und manchen Inseln von Mauritius (Rodrigues, Round) Astrochelys yniphora (VAILLANT, 1885) - Ploughshare Tortoise/Madagassische Schnabelbrustschildkröte; IUCN: CR 56 Northwestern Madagascar (vicinity of Baly Bay)/Nordwestliches Madagaskar (Umgebung der Bucht von Baly) Centrochelys GRAY, 1872 - African Spurred Tortoises/Spornschildkröten Centrochelys sulcata (MILLER, 1779) - African Spurred Tortoise/Spornschildkröte; IUCN: VU 58 Central Africa from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan and South Sudan westward through the dry
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