Amendment of the type locality of the endemic Sicilian pond turtle Emys trinacris Fritz et al. 2005, with some notes on the highest altitude reached by the species (Testudines, Emydidae)
| Autor: | Federico Marrone, Francesco Sacco, Vincenzo Arizza, Marco Arculeo |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Acta Herpetologica, Vol 11, Iss 1 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1827-9635 1827-9643 |
| DOI: | 10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-17873 |
| Popis: | The type locality of the Sicilian pond turtle Emys trinacris is here amended, and its correct name and geographical coordinates are provided. The locus typicus of the species lies at 1007 m a.s.l., i.e. nearly 400 m below what previously thought. The updated altitudinal distribution range of the species, based on verified published localities only, is between 0 and 1036 m a.s.l. |
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