Notes on a Nest and Emergence of Hatchlings of the Euphrates Softshell Turtle (Rafetus euphraticus) at the Dez River, Iran

Hanyeh Ghaffari; Michael V. Plummer; Mahmood Karami; Barbod Safaei Mahroo; Faraham Ahmadzadeh; Dennis Rödder

doi:10.2744/CCB-1035.1

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Hanyeh Ghaffari,^1,* Michael V. Plummer,² Mahmood Karami,¹ Barbod Safaei Mahroo,¹ Faraham Ahmadzadeh,³ Dennis Rödder⁴

¹1 Department of Environmental Science, Graduate School of the Environment and Energy, Science and Re
²2 Department of Biology, Harding University, Searcy, Arkansas 72149 USA [ plummer@harding.edu]
³3 Herpetology Section, Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK), Adenauerallee 160, D-5
⁴4 Herpetology Section, Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK), Adenauerallee 160, D-5

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Abstract

We report on a Euphrates softshell turtle (Rafetus euphraticus) nest and hatchlings that emerged from the nest that was constructed in a sand patch of the Dez River in southwestern Iran and discovered on 8 July 2012. Information on nest location and structure and hatchling morphology is presented.

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Hanyeh Ghaffari, Michael V. Plummer, Mahmood Karami, Barbod Safaei Mahroo, Faraham Ahmadzadeh, and Dennis Rödder "Notes on a Nest and Emergence of Hatchlings of the Euphrates Softshell Turtle (Rafetus euphraticus) at the Dez River, Iran," Chelonian Conservation and Biology 12(2), 319-323, (1 December 2013). https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-1035.1

Received: 5 October 2012; Accepted: 1 January 2013; Published: 1 December 2013

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