RED-EARED TURTLE - A PET OR A SOURCE OF DISEASE?

Authors

  • I. Bondarenko
  • Zh. Koreneva
  • L. Volevsky
  • P. Kostko

Keywords:

morphology, morphometric features of the red-eared turtle, shell, maintenance, diseases.

Abstract

The article discusses the specifics of keeping Trachemys scripta elegans (Reptilia, Testudines). The morphometric features of the carapace measurements of males and females were studied, and the main morphological differences of the mosaic of carapace scutes of the red-eared turtle in Odessa were analyzed.
It was found that the morpho-atomic features and the percentage of the studied reptiles that had external morphological signs of common diseases indicate a good adaptation of Trachemys scripta elegans (Reptilia, Testudines) to the ecological conditions of Odesa. The morphometric features of Trachemys scripta elegans, Odesa, correspond to the general species data, and the presence of a carapace with an asymmetric mosaic of scutes is a rare phenomenon.

Author Biographies

I. Bondarenko

Odesa State Agrarian University

Zh. Koreneva

Odesa State Agrarian University

L. Volevsky

Odesa State Agrarian University

P. Kostko

KU Odesa Zoological Park of State Importance

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Published

2024-10-08

How to Cite

Bondarenko, I., Koreneva, Z., Volevsky, L., & Kostko, P. (2024). RED-EARED TURTLE - A PET OR A SOURCE OF DISEASE?. Agrarian Bulletin of the Black Sea Littoral, (112), 65-72. Retrieved from https://abbsl.osau.edu.ua/index.php/visnuk/article/view/591