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Tuberville, T. D., Buhlmann, K. A., Bjorkl, R. K., & Booher, D. (2005). Ecology of the jamaican slider turtle (trachemys terrapen), with implications for conservation and management. Chelonian Conservation & Biology, 4(4), 908–916.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Tuberville2005a View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Emydidae, Habitat = habitat, Mittelamerika = Central America, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Trachemys, Trachemys terrapen Creators: Bjorkl, Booher, Buhlmann, Tuberville Collection: Chelonian Conservation & Biology |
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We investigated populations of the Jamaican slider turtle (Trachemys terrapen), a species apparently endemic to Jamaica and the only native freshwater turtle species known to occur there. We captured 54 turtles at four sites (three along the southern coast and one in the northwest) representing a variety of habitats, including a permanently ponded wetland, farm ponds, and a stream in karst landscape. Turtles were also found in a series of seasonal ponds where they retreat into cave refugia during dry periods when caves remain flooded, thus allowing the slider population to exist in this seasonally arid landscape. We did not observe or capture turtles during limited sampling in a large river or a brackish mangrove swamp. Individuals from the northwest population (n = 12) were morphologically distinct from turtles captured along the south coast (n = 42) and descriptions provided in the literature for T. terrapen. Jamaican slider turtles are harvested incidentally by local residents wherever they are found, and concentrated populations, such as those in cave refugia, are heavily exploited. Our preliminary research suggests that T. terrapen is a highly threatened species needing conservation action in order to ensure its persistence.
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