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FIGURE 3 in Erratum: AHMAD E. AIDEK, ADIB SAAD, DANIEL JABLONSKI, HANS ESTERBAUER & UWE FRITZ (2024) Turtles and tortoises of Syria: Diversity, distribution, and conservation. Zootaxa, 5506 (2), 151-193.
FIGURE 3. Species diversity of turtles and tortoises (total number of species recorded per 20x20 km grid cell) projected on the (A) topographic and (B) biogeographic map of Syria. The grid cells with the highest species diversity (3 or 4 species) are highlighted as full red squares; important areas with conservation priority are indicated by a red border in (B).
Mapping the geographic origin of captive and confiscated Hermann's tortoises: a genetic toolkit for conservation and forensic analyses
<p>The illegal trade has been threatening tortoise populations worldwide for decades. Nowadays, however, DNA typing and forensic genetic approaches allow us to investigate the geographic origin of confiscated animals and to relocate them into the wild, providing that suitable molecular tools and reference data are available. Here we assess the suitability of a small panel of microsatellite markers to investigate patterns of illegal translocations and to assist forensic genetic applications in the endangered Mediterranean land tortoise <em>Testudo hermanni hermanni</em>. Specific allelic ladders were created for each locus and tested on several reference samples. We used the microsatellite panel to (i) increase our understanding of the population genetic structure in wild populations with new data from previously unsampled geographic areas (overall 461 wild individuals from 28 sampling sites); (ii) detect the presence of non-native individuals in wild populations; and (iii) identify the most likely geographic area of origin of 458 confiscated individuals hosted in Italian seizure and recovery centers. Our analysis initially identified six major genetic clusters corresponding to different geographic macro-areas along the Mediterranean range. Long-distance migrants among wild populations, due to translocations, were found and removed from the reference database. Assignment tests allowed us to allocate approximately 70% of confiscated individuals of unknown origin to one of the six Mediterranean macro-areas. Most of the assigned tortoises belonged to the genetic cluster corresponding to the area where the respective captivity center was located. However, we also found evidence of long-distance origins of confiscated individuals, especially in centers along the Adriatic coast and facing the Balkan regions, a well-known source of illegally traded individuals. Our results clearly show that the microsatellite panel and the reference dataset can play a beneficial role in reintroduction and repatriation projects when confiscated individuals need to be re-assigned to their respective macro-area of origin before release, and can assist future forensic genetic applications in detecting the illegal trade and possession of <em>Testudo hermanni</em> individuals.</p>
Mapping the geographic origin of captive and confiscated Hermann’s tortoises: a genetic toolkit for conservation and forensic analyses
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Supplementary material 1 from: D'Cruze N, Singh B, Morrison T, Schmidt-Burbach J, Macdonald DW, Mookerjee A (2015) A star attraction: The illegal trade in Indian Star Tortoises. Nature Conservation 13: 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3897/natureconservation.13.5625
Table S1. Table of the Indian Star Tortoise trade transactions (1975–2013): Explanation note: Table to show the Indian Star Tortoise trade transactions (1975-2013) as recorded by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora World Conservation Monitoring Centre (CITES WCMC) database (http://trade.cites.org/).
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FIGURE 22. Tortoises and turtles offered for sale. (A, B) Testudo graeca terrestris in Damascus; (C) in Aleppo (photos: Ahmad Aidek); (D) Mauremys rivulata in Latakia (photo: Ali Allosh).
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FIGURE 21. Records of Testudo graeca terrestris in Syria. Black circles: previous records, blue circles: recently confirmed previous records, red circles: new records.
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FIGURE 20. Coloration of Testudo graeca terrestris. (A) Al-Hardana, north of Mesopotamia (photo: Mohammed Al-Karraf); (B) Maqta' Hajar, northeast Aleppo (photo: Ahmad Aidek); (C) Majdalun Al-Bustan, coastal region (photo: Ali Ali); (D) AlBassah, coastal region (photo: Ali Alloush); (E) Sadd Al-Kafat, southeast Hamah (photo: Ehab Jbr); (F) as-Sabbourah, west of Damascus (photo: Wa'el Almatni); (G) Masil Al-Fawwar, southwestern Syria (photo: Hans Esterbauer); (H) hatchling, Shahba, Jabal Al-Arab (photo: Ahmad Aidek); (I) hatchling, Tell Sheihan, Jabal Al-Arab (photo: Wa'el Almatni).
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FIGURE 17. Records of Rafetus euphraticus in Syria. Black circles: previous records, blue circle: recently confirmed previous record, red circles: new records.
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FIGURE 19. Records of Trionyx triunguis in Syria. Black circle: previous record, blue circle: recently confirmed previous record, red circles: new records.
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FIGURE 18. Nile Softshell Turtle, Trionyx triunguis. (A) Young individual, southern coast of Lebanon (photo: Rami Khashab); (B) adult individual, caught and killed by a fisherman, Al-Alani, upper Orontes (photo: H. Baniasi).
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FIGURE 16. Euphrates softshell turtle, Rafetus euphraticus. (A) Young individual, Al-Hseiniyeh; (B) adult individual, at-Tebni (photos: Ahmad Aidek).
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FIGURE 11. Records of Emys orbicularis eiselti in Syria. Black circle: vouchered previous record, red circle: new record.
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FIGURE 23. (A) A protection and launch center for sea turtle nesting surveys (2005-2011) by the Syrian Society for the Protection of the Aquatic Environment at Shkaifat and Sanawbar beaches south of Latakia; (B) turtle nesting sites destroyed by vandalism and sand theft at Sanawbar beach, 15 km south of Latakia (August 2022; photos: Adib Saad).
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FIGURE 3. Species diversity of turtles and tortoises (total number of species recorded per 20x20 km grid cell) projected on the (A) topographic and (B) biogeographic map of Syria. The grid cells with the highest species diversity (3 or 4 species) are highlighted as full red squares; important areas with conseration priority are indicated by a red border in (B).
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FIGURE 6. Nesting sites of Caretta caretta in Syria. Black circles: previous records, blue circles: recently confirmed previous records.
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FIGURE 2. Turtle habitats: (A) Euphrates, habitat of Mauremys caspica and Rafetus euphraticus (photo: Ahmad Aidek); (B) Salqein, Al-Ghab and Orontes Basin, habitat of Emys orbicularis eiselti, Mauremys rivulata, Testudo graeca terrestris, and Trionyx triunguis (photo: Issam Hajjar); (C) Abu Qubays, coastal region, habitat of T. g. terrestris (photo: Ahmad Aidek); (D) az-Zabadani, Anti-Lebanon Mountains, habitat of T. g. terrestris (photo: Ahmad Aidek); (E) Houran, southwest region, habitat of M. rivulata and T. g. terrestris (photo: Issam Hajjar); (F) Shahba, Jabal Al-Arab, habitat of T. g. terrestris (photo: Wa'el Almatni).
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FIGURE 7. Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas, Latakia beach. (A) Nesting; (B) hatchling (photos: Alan F. Rees/ ARCHELON).
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FIGURE 13. Records of Mauremys caspica in Syria. Black circles: previous records, blue circles: recently confirmed previous records, red circles: new records.
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FIGURE 14. Balkan terrapins, Mauremys rivulata. (A) Al-Alani, upper Orontes (photo: H. Baniasi); (B) Masil Al-Fawwar, southwestern Syria (photo: Hans Esterbauer); (C) Sadd Al-Kafat, southeast Hamah (photo: Ehab Jbr); (D) Bhalu, Nahr Al-Qash, east of Latakia (photo: Basel Barakat).
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FIGURE 12. Caspian terrapins, Mauremys caspica. (A) Muhasan, Euphrates (photo: Ahmad Aidek); (B) Ayyash, Euphrates (photo: Ahmad Aidek); (C) Deir ez-Zor, Euphrates (photo: Abu Al-Abbas); (D) Nahr Al-Sajoor (photo: Zuhair Amr).
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