Pancake tortoise  (Malacochersus tornieri)

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Glossary

  • Aestivation: period of dormancy occurring in hot, dry periods, analogous to hibernation in winter.
  • Carapace: the top shell of a turtle. In arthropods (insects, crabs etc), the fused head and thorax (the part of the body located near the head) also known as ‘cephalothorax’.
  • Plastron: in reptiles, the lower shell of a turtle.
  • Scute: One of the large keratinous scales on the carapace (the top shell of a turtle or tortoise).

References

  1. IUCN Red List (September, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/
  2. Turtles of the World (CD-ROM), by Ernst, C.H., Altenburg, R.G.M. and Barbour, R.W. (February, 2007)
    http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/BIS/turtles.php?menuentry=soorten&id=405
  3. CITES (September, 2008)
    http://www.cites.org/
  4. Connor, M.J. (1992) Pancake Tortoise, Malacochersus tornieri. Tortuga Gazette, 28(11): 1 - 3. Available at: http://www.tortoise.org/archives/malaco.html
  5. Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens (February, 2007)
    http://www.jaxzoo.org/things/biofacts/AfricanPancakeTortoise.asp
  6. WhoZoo: Animals of the Fort Worth Zoo (February, 2007)
    http://whozoo.org/Intro2002/TiffGarcia/TG_PancakeTortoise.htm
  7. Kirkpatrick, D.T. An Overview of the Natural History of the Pancake Tortoise, Malacochersus tornieri (February, 2007)
    http://www.unc.edu/~dtkirkpa/stuff/pancake2.html
  8. CITES: Consideration of Proposals for Amendment of Appendices I and II, Prop. 11.39 (February, 2007)
    http://www.cites.org/eng/cop/11/prop/39.pdf
  9. Bristol Zoo Gardens (February, 2007)
    http://www.bristolzoo.org.uk/learning/animals/reptiles/pancake-tortoise
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