Amendment of the type locality of the endemic Sicilian pond turtle <em>Emys trinacris</em> Fritz et al. 2005, with some notes on the highest altitude reached by the species (Testudines, Emydidae)
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 spe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Firenze University Press
2016-06-01
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| Series: | Acta Herpetologica |
| Online Access: | https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1766 |