{"id":13041,"date":"2026-05-10T14:01:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T13:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/forschung-artenschutz\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T15:15:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:15:34","slug":"forschung-artenschutz","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/de\/forschung-artenschutz\/","title":{"rendered":"Forschung &#038; Artenschutz"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13041\" class=\"elementor elementor-13041 elementor-12889\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf55044 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf55044\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aff9b81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"aff9b81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74663ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74663ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TURTLE ISLAND \u2013 Wissenschaft im Dienst des Artenschutzes<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c1ef0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9c1ef0e\" 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data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e39a08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9e39a08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07c8abd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07c8abd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wissenschaftlich fundierter Artenschutz<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc8450e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fc8450e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32b25b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32b25b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\">\n<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:dcf0a7cd-4a52-44a8-9c0e-0999a3643ed4-20\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:dcf0a7cd-4a52-44a8-9c0e-0999a3643ed4-20\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:dcf0a7cd-4a52-44a8-9c0e-0999a3643ed4-20\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-42\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 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Unsere Arbeit verbindet Feldforschung, Genetik, \u00d6kologie, Taxonomie, Veterin\u00e4rmedizin und Erhaltungszucht, um bedrohte Wasser- und Landschildkr\u00f6ten weltweit zu sch\u00fctzen.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"271\" data-end=\"301\">Unsere Forschungsschwerpunkte:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"1007\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1k3kjj6\" data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"369\">Artenschutz, \u00d6kologie und Evolution mit Schwerpunkt Schildkr\u00f6ten<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1ii5pcn\" data-start=\"370\" data-end=\"463\">Kombination von Schutzma\u00dfnahmen im nat\u00fcrlichen Lebensraum und ex-situ-Artenschutzprogrammen<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"xwc4yn\" data-start=\"464\" data-end=\"639\">Untersuchung der genetischen Zusammensetzung von Populationen, optimaler Populationsgr\u00f6\u00dfen und minimal lebensf\u00e4higer Populationen zur langfristigen Sicherung bedrohter Arten<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1h7oo4w\" data-start=\"640\" data-end=\"730\">Erforschung der Phylogenie und Taxonomie verschiedener Wasser- und Landschildkr\u00f6tenarten<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"17tu9y2\" data-start=\"731\" data-end=\"815\">Genetische Analysen zur Gewinnung neuer Erkenntnisse \u00fcber \u00d6kologie und Artenschutz<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"15qulls\" data-start=\"816\" data-end=\"908\">Verbesserung der Schildkr\u00f6tenhaltung zur Unterst\u00fctzung von Erhaltungszucht und Artenschutz<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"y7v4df\" data-start=\"909\" data-end=\"1007\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Forschung im Bereich Veterin\u00e4rmedizin zur Bek\u00e4mpfung von Krankheiten bei Reptilien und Amphibien<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b24bb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1b24bb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb5aa1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb5aa1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Publikationen<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b388a8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b388a8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b18e7bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b18e7bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"389\">Unsere Publikationen spiegeln die laufende wissenschaftliche Arbeit von Turtle Island in den Bereichen Schildkr\u00f6tenschutz, Genetik, Taxonomie, \u00d6kologie, Veterin\u00e4rmedizin und Erhaltungszucht wider. Gemeinsam mit internationalen Forschern und Institutionen m\u00f6chten wir wertvolle Erkenntnisse f\u00fcr den langfristigen Schutz bedrohter Wasser- und Landschildkr\u00f6ten gewinnen und zug\u00e4nglich machen.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"391\" data-end=\"549\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Hier findest du eine Auswahl wissenschaftlicher Publikationen von Turtle Island. Klicke auf die jeweilige Ver\u00f6ffentlichung, um das vollst\u00e4ndige PDF zu \u00f6ffnen.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-744794a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"744794a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>L\u00f3pez-Gonz\u00e1lez, Nadin &amp; Blanck, Torsten &amp; Cupul-Maga\u00f1a, Fabio &amp; Nolasco-Luna, Jose &amp; L\u00f3pez-Luna, Marco &amp; Butterfield, Taggert &amp; Barrios, Gabriel &amp; Diruzzo, Shannon. (2025). Kinosternon vogti L\u00f3pez-Luna, Cupul-Maga\u00f1a, Escobedo-Galv\u00e1n, Gonz\u00e1lez-Hern\u00e1ndez, Rangel-Mendoza, Ram\u00edrez-Ram\u00edrez, and Cazares-Hern\u00e1ndez 2018 \u2013 Vallarta Mud Turtle, Casquito de Vallarta. 10.3854\/crm.5.132.vogti.v1.2025.<a href=\"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/crm.5.132.Kinosternon-vogti-Turtle-Island_.v1.1.2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Read article)<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e8e02a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e8e02a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fabio G. Cupul-Maga\u00f1a, Nadin E. L\u00f3pez-Gonz\u00e1lez, Ilse K. Barraza-Soltero, Torsten Blanck, Peter Praschag, Shannon DiRuzzo, Taggert G. Butterfield5, Armando H. Escobedo-Galv\u00e1n (2023): Snake shed skin consumed by Kinosternon vogti: a case of interspecific keratophagy: in press<a href=\"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Kinosternon-vogti_2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0 (Read article)<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3915cd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3915cd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shannon DiRuzzo, Peter Praschag, Lisa Miller, Micah Brodsk (2022): The Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery, Volume 32, No. 4, 2022 pp. 262\u2013270,\u00a0DOI: 10.5818\/JHMS-D-22-00002,\u00a0Successful Treatment of Severe Ulcerative\u00a0Dermatitis in an Aubry\u2019s Flapshell Turtle\u00a0(Cycloderma aubryi),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DiRuzzo-et-al-Successful-treatment-flapshell-turtle-JHMS-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Read article)<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47e05e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47e05e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jorgewich-Cohen, G., Townsend, S. W., Padovese, L. R., Klein, N., Praschag, P., Ferrara, C. R., Ettmar, S., Menezes, S., Varani, A. P., Serano, J. and S\u00e1nchez-Villagra, M. (2022): Common evolutionary origin of acoustic communication in vertebrates. Nature Ecology and Evolution <a href=\"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2022-Common-evolutionary-origin-of-acoustic-communication-in-choanate-vertebrates.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(read article)<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e93d5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e93d5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Praschag, P. &amp; R. Gemel (2022): A new subspecies of the Asiatic softshell turtle Amyda ornata (Gray, 1861) from its northern distribution range. Herpetozoa\u00a035(1):81-93\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Herpetozoa_article_86055_en_1-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Read article)<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10bde54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10bde54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vamberger,M., Spitzweg, C., de Silva, A., Masroor, R., Praschag, P., Fritz U. (2020): Already too late? Massive trade in Indian star tortoises (Geochelone elegans) might have wiped out its phylogeographic differentiation. Amphibia-Reptilia 41 (2020): 133-138. <a href=\"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2020-Already-too-late.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Read article)<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf2c8b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf2c8b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vamberger, M., Ihlow, F., Asztalos, M., Dawson, J. E., Jasinski, J. S., Praschag, P. and Fritz, U. (2020): So different, yet so alike: North American slider turtles (Trachemys scripta). 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Zoologica Scripta, 41: 220\u2013232. doi: 10.1111\/j.1463-6409.2012.00533.x <a href=\"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2012-Chelonoidis-chilensis-complex-Zoologica-Scripta.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(read article)<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-040c65b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"040c65b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Praschag, P., Stuckas, H., P\u00e4ckert, M., Maran, J. &amp; U. Fritz (2011): Mitochondrial DNA sequences suggest a revised taxonomy of Asian flapshell turtles (Lissemys Smith, 1931) and the validity of previously unrecognized taxa (Testudines: Trionychidae). 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Praschag (2011): Endoscopic Imaging of Gonads, Sex Ratio and Temperature Dependent Sex Determination in Captive Bred Juvenile Burmese Star Tortoises Geochelone platynota. \u2013 Asian Herpetological Research 2 (4): 240\u2013244. <a href=\"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2011-Endoscopic-Imaging-of-GonadsSex-Ratio-and-Temperature-Dependent-Sex-Determination-in-Captive-Bred-Juvenile-Burmese-Star-Tortoises-i-Geochelone-platynota.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(read article)<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d16bbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d16bbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Das, I., Sengupta, S., and Praschag, P. (2010). Pangshura sylhetensis Jerdon 1870 \u2013 Assam roofed turtle. 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An outbreak of intranuclear coccidiosis in Pyxis spp. tortoises. In: Proceedings, 8th Annual Symposium on the Conservation and Biology of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles, Orlando, FL, USA, 32-33. <a href=\"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2010-An-outbreak-of-intranuclear-coccidiosis-in-Pyxis-spp-tortoises.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(read article)<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31285d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31285d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Moll, E.O., Platt, K., Platt, S. G., Praschag P., &amp; P.P.\u00a0 van Dijk, (2009): Batagur baska (Gray, 1830) \u2013 Northern River Terrapin. 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Fritz (2009): A new subspecies of Batagur affinis (Cantor, 1847), one of the world&#8217;s most critically endangered chelonians (Testudines: Geoemydidae). \u2013 Zootaxa 2233: 57-68. <a href=\"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2009-A-new-subspecies-of-Batagur-Zootaxa.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(read article)<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e62d276 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e62d276\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Praschag, P., Hundsd\u00f6rfer, A.K. &amp; U. Fritz (2009): Further specimens and phylogenetic position of the recently described leaf turtle species Cyclemys gemeli (Testudines: Geoemydidae). Zootaxa, 2008: 29-37. <a href=\"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2009-Specimens-and-phylogenetic-Cyclemys-gemeli-Zootaxa.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(read article)<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df78b6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df78b6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Praschag, P., Sommer, R. S., McCarthy, C., Gemel, R. &amp; U. Fritz, (2008): Naming one of the world&#8217;s rarest chelonians, the southern Batagur. Zootaxa 1758:61-68. <a href=\"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2008-Naming-the-southern-Batagur-Zootaxa.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(read article)<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a3c986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a3c986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Praschag, P., Hundsd\u00f6rfer, A.K. &amp; U. Fritz (2007): Phylogeny and taxonomy of endangered South and South-east Asian freshwater turtles elucidated by mtDNA sequence variation (Testudines: Geoemydidae: Batagur, Callagur, Hardella, Kachuga, Pangshura). Zoologica Scripta 36: 429\u2013442. <a href=\"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2007-Phylogeny-and-taxonomy-by-mtDNA-Zoologica-Scripta.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(read article)<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-605a12a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"605a12a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Praschag, P., Hundsd\u00f6rfer, A.K., Reza, A.H.M.A. &amp; U. Fritz (2007): Genetic evidence for wild-living Aspideretes nigricans and a molecular phylogeny of South Asian softshell turtles (Reptilia: Trionychidae: Aspideretes, Nilssonia). Zoologica Scripta 36 (4): 301-310 <a href=\"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2007-Genetic-evidence-for-nigrican-Zoologica-Scripta.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(read article)<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dc2a55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9dc2a55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Praschag, P., Schmidt, C., Fritzsch, G., M\u00fcller, A.., Gemel, R. &amp; U. Fritz (2006): Geoemyda silvatica, an enigmatic turtle of the Geoemydidae (Reptilia: Testudines), represents a distinct genus. \u2013 Organisms Diversity &amp; Evolution 6 (2): 151-162. <a href=\"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2006-Geoemyda-silvatica-Organisms-Diversity-Evolution.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(read article)<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3264b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b3264b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gemel, R., Praschag, P. (2003): On the nomenclature and vernacular names of recent Aspideretes species (Reptilia, Testudines, Trionychidae). Zoologische Abhandlungen &#8211; Staatliches Museum fur Tierkunde in Dresden 53(1):93-105. <a href=\"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2003-Gemel_Praschag_On-the-nomenclature-and-vernacular-names-of-recent-Aspideretes-species-Reptilia-Testudines-Trionychidae.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(read article)<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-238bb62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"238bb62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Praschag, P. &amp; R. Gemel (2002): Identity of the black softshell turtle Aspideretes nigricans (Anderson 1875) with remarks on related species. Faun. Abh. Mus. Tierk. Dresden 23: 87-116 <a href=\"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2002_Aspideretes_nigricans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(read article)<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65b2cfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65b2cfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Praschag, P. &amp; G. Fachbach (2001): &#8222;Beitr\u00e4ge zur Kenntnis der Assam-Dachschildkr\u00f6te, Kachuga sylhetensis (Jerdon 1870) (Reptilia: Testudines: Bataguridae)&#8220; Salamandra 37(3): 129-148 [&#8222;Contributions to the knowledge of the Assam roofed turtle, Kachuga sylhetensis (Jerdon, 1870)&#8220;] <a href=\"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2001-Beitrage-zur-Kenntnis-der-Assam-Dachschildkrote.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(read article)<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63d59d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"63d59d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12b581e elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"12b581e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d7c3d9\" data-id=\"7d7c3d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d524ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d524ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MACH MIT<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f499516 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f499516\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91bbf83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"91bbf83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bec31ea elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bec31ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/de\/deine-unterstuetzung\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">ICH M\u00d6CHTE HELFEN<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forschung &amp; Artenschutz TURTLE ISLAND \u2013 Wissenschaft im Dienst des Artenschutzes Wissenschaftlich fundierter Artenschutz Wissenschaftliche Forschung ist ein zentraler Bestandteil der Artenschutzmission von Turtle Island. Unsere Arbeit verbindet Feldforschung, Genetik, \u00d6kologie, Taxonomie, Veterin\u00e4rmedizin und Erhaltungszucht, um bedrohte Wasser- und Landschildkr\u00f6ten weltweit zu sch\u00fctzen. Unsere Forschungsschwerpunkte: Artenschutz, \u00d6kologie und Evolution mit Schwerpunkt Schildkr\u00f6ten Kombination von Schutzma\u00dfnahmen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":7129,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13041","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13041"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13041\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13042,"href":"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13041\/revisions\/13042"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/turtle-island.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}