Reference List

This list includes references used to derive specimen records as well as those with scientific name Pelusios castaneus listed in key words.

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25944 Database iNaturalist. 2024. http://www.inaturalist.org/. Accessed on 08/13/2024.
38359 Journal Article Stemle, L.R. 2022. First georeferenced report of a non-native West African Mud Turtle, Pelusios castaneus (Schweigger 1812), in Florida. Reptiles and Amphibians 29(1):150-151. https://journals.ku.edu/reptilesandamphibians/issue/view/2036.
45082 Journal Article Stemle, L.R. and C.A. Searcy. 2024. Habitat characteristics favoring native freshwater turtles in the highly invaded urban turtle community of Miami-Dade County. Biological Invasions 26:1181-1194. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-023-03236-8.


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