Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises

This major compilation and assessment project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group is gradually producing individual species accounts on the conservation biology all 300+ modern freshwater turtles and tortoises of the world. Publication of these accounts is by Chelonian Research Foundation (joined since 2017 by Turtle Conservancy) as part of their publications series Chelonian Research Monographs (ISSN 1088-7105). The accounts are published online here on the TFTSG website and will continue to be published on a regular basis over the course of many years. All accounts published here are downloadable open-access and fully citeable peer-reviewed scientific articles, each identified by a unique DOI (digital object identifier) number, as practiced by leading online journals. The entire work is modeled loosely on the format established by the Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles.

Cover Photo: Batagur trivittata, Burmese roofed turtle, male in breeding color at the Yadanabon Zoo, Mandalay, Myanmar, October 2005. Photo by Rick Hudson.

Information for Current and Potential Contributing Authors and Contributing Photographers for this On-Going Project

Ordering Details to obtain Hardcopy Printed Versions of this Publication Chelonian Research Monographs No. 5