Freshwater turtles belong to the most popular pets and are often introduced outside their native range. Some species are highly invasive and may compete with native species. Three Mauremys species are naturally distributed in the Mediterranean region, but none is native to Italy. In this work we summarize records of Mauremys spp. in Italy. Records exist for 9 regions, but there are no verified breeding records. Reproduction could have happened in southern Tuscany for M. leprosa.

Panzeri, M., Mori, E., Mazza, G., Menchetti, M. (2014). Records of introduced stripe-necked terrapins (Mauremys species) in Italy. ACTA HERPETOLOGICA, 9(2), 227-230 [10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-14480].

Records of introduced stripe-necked terrapins (Mauremys species) in Italy

Mori, E;
2014-01-01

Abstract

Freshwater turtles belong to the most popular pets and are often introduced outside their native range. Some species are highly invasive and may compete with native species. Three Mauremys species are naturally distributed in the Mediterranean region, but none is native to Italy. In this work we summarize records of Mauremys spp. in Italy. Records exist for 9 regions, but there are no verified breeding records. Reproduction could have happened in southern Tuscany for M. leprosa.
2014
Panzeri, M., Mori, E., Mazza, G., Menchetti, M. (2014). Records of introduced stripe-necked terrapins (Mauremys species) in Italy. ACTA HERPETOLOGICA, 9(2), 227-230 [10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-14480].
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