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Bibliography of the genus
Rafetus (Bicallosite Softshell Turtles)
(Reptilia: Testudines: Trionychidae)
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Rafetus euphraticus
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Atatur, M.K.; Ucuncu, S. 1986. A preliminary report on some peculiarities in the skull of the Euphrates soft-shelled turtle, Trionyx euphraticus. Zoology in the Middle East 1: 75-79.
Basoglu, M.; Baran, I. 1972. A new record of Trionyx euphraticus (Trionychidae, Testudines) from Turkey. Ege Univ., Fen Fak., Ilmi Rapor. Ser. 144: 3-7.
Biricik, M.; Turga, S. 2011. Description of an Euphrates Softshell Turtle (Rafetus euphraticus) nest from the Tigris River (SE Turkey). Salamandra 47(2): 99-102.
Ghaffari, H.; Ihlow, F.; Plummer, M.V.; Mahmood, K.; Khorasani, N.; Safaei-Mahroo, B.; Rödder, D. 2014. Home range and habitat selection of the endangered Euphrates Softshell Turtle Rafetus euphraticus in a fragmented habitat in southwestern Iran. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 13(2): 202-215.
Ghaffari, H.; Plummer, M.V.; Karami, M.; Safaei-Mahroo, B.; Ahmadzadeh, F.; Rödder, D. 2013. 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.
Ghaffari, H.; Taskavak, E.; Karami, M. 2008. Conservation status of the Euphrates softshell turtle, Rafetus euphraticus, in Iran. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 7(2): 223-229.
Gramentz, D. 1991. Beobachtungen an der Euphrat-Weichschildkröte Trionyx euphraticus (Daudin, 1802) in Ost-Anatolien. Salamandra 27(1): 1-16.
Gramentz, D. 2009. Zum Wachstum verschiedener Weichschildkrötenarten in Menschenobhut. Radiata 18(1): 28-44.
Ihlow, F.; Ahmadzadeh, F.; Ghaffari, H.; Taskavak, E.; Hartmann, T.; Etzbauer, C.; Rödder, D. 2014. Assessment of genetic structure, habitat suitability and effectiveness of reserves for future conservation planning of the Euphrates Soft-shelled Turtle Rafetus euphraticus (Daudin, 1802). Aquatic Conservation 24(6): 831-840.
Kami, H.G. 2005. Geographic distribution: Rafetus euphraticus (Mesopotamian Soft-shell Turtle). Herpetological Review 36(1): 78.
Kantz, H. 2010. Weichschildkröten in der Türkei - Trionyx triunguis und Rafetus euphraticus. Elaphe 18(3): 53-56.
Kinzelbach, R. 1986. Recent records of the Nile soft-shelled turtle, Trionyx triunguis, and of the Euphrates soft-shelled turtle, Trionyx euphraticus, in the Middle East. Zoology in the Middle East 1: 83-87.
Mobaraki, A.; Mola, A. 2011. Mesopotamian Soft Shell Turtle (Rafetus euphraticus), the strangest turtle of the Middle East. Wildlife Middle East News 5(4): 6.
Radek, G. 1969. Trionyx euphraticus. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 22: 50-51.
Salih, M.S. 1965. The shell of the soft-shelled turtle, Trionyx euphraticus (Daudin). Bull. Iraq nat. Hist. Mus. 3(2): 1-7.
Stadtlander, T. 1992. Recent observations of the Euphrates soft-shelled turtle, Rafetus euphraticus, in Mesopotamia. Zoology in the Middle East 7: 55-58.
Taskavak, E. 1998. Comparative morphology of Euphrates soft-shelled turtle, Rafetus euphraticus (Daudin, 1802) (Reptilia, Testudines) in southern Anatolia. Amphibia-Reptilia 19(3): 281-291.
Taskavak, E. 1999. Cranial morphology of Rafetus euphraticus (Daudin, 1801) from southeastern Anatolia. Amphibia-Reptilia 20(1): 35-53.
Taskavak, E.; Akcinar, S.C. 2005. Nouvelles menaces sur le statut deja precaire du Trionyx de l'Euphrate, Rafetus euphraticus. Manouria 8(28): 12-16.
Taskavak, E.; Atatur, M.K. 1995. Threats to survival of Euphrates soft-shelled turtle, (Rafetus euphraticus Daudin, 1802) in southeastern Anatolia. pp. 228-231. In: Devaux, B. (ed.). International Congress of Chelonian Conservation. France - Gonfaron - Tortoise Village - 6th to 10th of July 1995. Proceedings. Editions SOPTOM, Gonfaron, France. 344 pp.
Taskavak, E.; Atatur, M.K. 1998. Distribution and habitats of the Euphrates softshell turtle, Rafetus euphraticus, in southeastern Anatolia, Turkey, with observations on biology and factors endangering its survival. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 3(1): 20-30.
Taskavak, E.; Atatür, M.K.; Ghaffari, H.; Meylan, P.A. 2016. Rafetus euphraticus (Daudin 1801) – Euphrates Softshell Turtle. Chelonian Research Monographs 5(98): 1-11.
Taskavak, E.; Reimann, M.J. 1998. A giant project and a miserable turtle. One's rapid development and the other's bad destiny. Refetus [Rafetus] euphraticus. Reptilia (GB) 3: 64-67.
Taskavak, E.; Reimann, M.J. 1998. Die Euphratweichschildkröte. Ein gigantisches Projekt und eine bedauernswerte Schildkröte. Schildkröte 1(2): 4-9.
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Rafetus swinhoei
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Anonymous. 2010. La tortue a carapace molle de Shanghai Rafetus swinhoei (Gray, 1873). Cheloniens 18: 55.
Bettelheim, M.P. 2014. Swinhoe's Softshell Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei): The legendary Sword Lake turtle of Hoan Kiem Lake. Bibliotheca Herpetologica 10(1): 4-20.
Cheng, W. 2008. Crawling forward for an individual, long march for noble conservational efforts. Turtle and Tortoise Newsletter 12: 16-18.
Duong, H.T.; Dinh, L.D.; Nguyen, T.Q.; Pritchard, P.C.H.; McCormack, T. 2014. A phylogeny of softshell turtles (Testudines: Trionychidae) with reference to the taxonomic status of the critically endangered, giant softshell turtle, Rafetus swinhoei. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 14(3): 279-293.
Farkas, B. 1998. Rafetus swinhoei, eine sehr seltene Weichschildkröte. Emys 5(1): 23-32.
Farkas, B.; Fritz, U. 1998. On the identity of Rafetus swinhoei (Gray, 1873) and Pelochelys maculatus (Heude, 1880) (Reptilia: Testudines: Trionychidae). Zoologische Abhandlungen (Dresden) 50(1): 59-75.
Farkas, B.; Le, M.D.; Nguyen, Q.T. 2011. Rafetus vietnamensis Le, Le, Tran, Phan, Phan, Tran, Pham, Nguyen, Nong, Phan, Dinh, Truong and Ha, 2010 - another invalid name for an invalid species of softshell turtle (Reptilia: Testudines: Trionychidae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 18(1): 65-72.
Farkas, B.; Webb, R.G. 2003. Rafetus leloii Ha Dinh Duc, 2000: An invalid species of softshell turtle from Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi, Vietnam (Reptilia, Testudines, Trionychidae). Zoologische Abhandlungen (Dresden) 53: 107-112.
Guyot, G. 1999. Les monstres du lac Hoan Kiem a Hanoi (Vietnam). Manouria 2(3): 8-10.
Hahn, C.; Schulze, T.; Linh, D.T.; Nguyet, T.T.; Werner, P. 2010. Nachhaltige Sanierung des heiligen Hoan-Kiem-Sees in Hanoi zum Schutz des Lebensräumes von Rafetus swinhoei. Marginata 26: 36-39.
Kuchling, G. 2008. Historic efforts to save the World's rarest turtle. TSA Newsletter 2008 (August): 4-7.
Kuchling, G.; Lu, S.; Rao, D.Q. 2014. Challenges for Rafetus in China continue to mount. Turtle Survival 2014: 50.
Kuchling, G.; Rao, D.Q.; Lu, S. 2013. In search of China's last Giant Softshell Turtles (Rafetus swinhoei). Turtle Survival Alliance 2013: 44.
Meylan, P.A.; Webb, R.G. 1988. Rafetus swinhoei (Gray) 1873, a valid species of living soft-shelled turtle (family Trionychidae) from China. Journal of Herpetology 22(1): 118-119.
Niekisch, M.; Farkas, B.; Fritz, U.; Hà, D.D. 1997. Rekordgrössen bei Weichschildkröten im Stadtzentrum von Hanoi, Vietnam. Herpetofauna (Weinstadt) 19(107): 28-34.
Pritchard, P. 2012. Rafetus - The Curve of Extinction. The Story of the Giant Softshell Turtle of the Yangtze and Red Rivers. Living Art Publishing, Ada, Oklahoma. 184 pp.
Pritchard, P.C.H. 2006. Survival status and prospects for Rafetus swinhoei (Chelonia: Trionychidae). Chelonii 4: 15-18.
Schaffer, R. 2009. Rafetus swinhoei, lonesome George, and the loneliest animals. Turtle and Tortoise Newsletter 14: 10-11.
Schaffer, R.; Schaffer, C. 2008. China girl's journey: last chance for the Yangtze giant softshell turtle? Turtle and Tortoise Newsletter 12: 10-13.
Wang, J.; Shi, H. 2011. [The change of historical distribution of Rafetus swinhoei]. (In Chinese). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 36(4): 919-924.
Wang, J.; Shi, H.T.; Wen, C.; Han, L.X. 2013. Habitat selection and conservation suggestions for the Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) in the upper Red River, China. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 12(1): 177-184.
Waugh, D. 2015. First artificial breeding attempt for world's rarest turtle unsuccessful. IZN International Zoo News 62(4): 308-318.
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