In cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution Press, Prof. Carl H. Ernst and ETI editor Ruud G.M. Altenburg have updated and extended Ernst and Barbour's standard work "Turtles of the World" (1989). This DVD-ROM edition features multiple color photographs of essentially every recognized species of turtle and tortoise in the world. About 40 new species were added and the taxonomy has been completely revised up to December, 1997. Different modules within the program allow for hyper-linked browsing through higher taxa, species, and lower taxa, with sections on recognition, distribution, geographic variation, habitat, natural history, and conservation status. The interactive geographic information system MapIt™ plots distributions of selected species on a set of quadrant maps, allowing for different scaled maps, the ability to compare distributions of pairs of species, map species density per quadrant, and check listings of species included per quadrant. An interactive key allows you to quickly identify turtles. All text is hyperlinked to an illustrated glossary covering 1000+ scientific and etymological terms.

A large number of turtle researchers from all over the world worked with ETI Bioinformatics to ensure that the texts and distributions are as accurate as possible. These specialists also made it possible for over 1400 images to be incorporated, including colour pictures of virtually every (sub)species and some species which have not yet been described.

Compared to the CD-ROM version 1.2.1, this version has the same content, but has updated software to make the programme compatible with the latest Mac and Windows operating systems.

"This new form of data presentation, a new publication medium for turtles, is well produced and definitely worth obtaining." -- Chelonian Conservation and Biology

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Species list for this product

A

Acanthochelys macrocephala, Acanthochelys pallidipectoris, Acanthochelys radiolata, Acanthochelys spixii, Amyda cartilaginea, Apalone ferox, Apalone mutica, Apalone mutica subsp. calvata, Apalone mutica subsp. mutica, Apalone spinifera, Apalone spinifera subsp. aspera, Apalone spinifera subsp. ater, Apalone spinifera subsp. emoryi, Apalone spinifera subsp. guadalupensis, Apalone spinifera subsp. hartwegi, Apalone spinifera subsp. pallida, Apalone spinifera subsp. spinifera, Aspideretes gangeticus, Aspideretes hurum, Aspideretes leithii, Aspideretes nigricans

B

Batagur baska

C

Callagur borneoensis, Caretta caretta, Carettochelys insculpta, Chelodina expansa, Chelodina longicollis, Chelodina mccordi, Chelodina novaeguineae, Chelodina oblonga, Chelodina parkeri, Chelodina pritchardi, Chelodina reimanni, Chelodina rugosa, Chelodina siebenrocki, Chelodina steindachneri, Chelonia mydas, Chelonia mydas subsp. agassizii, Chelonia mydas subsp. mydas, Chelus fimbriatus, Chelydra acutirostris, Chelydra rossignonii, Chelydra serpentina, Chelydra serpentina subsp. osceola, Chelydra serpentina subsp. serpentina, Chersina angulata, Chinemys nigricans, Chinemys reevesii, Chitra chitra, Chitra indica, Chrysemys picta, Chrysemys picta subsp. bellii, Chrysemys picta subsp. dorsalis, Chrysemys picta subsp. marginata, Chrysemys picta subsp. picta, Claudius angustatus, Clemmys guttata, Clemmys insculpta, Clemmys marmorata, Clemmys marmorata subsp. marmorata, Clemmys marmorata subsp. pallida, Clemmys muhlenbergii, Cuora amboinensis, Cuora amboinensis subsp. amboinensis, Cuora amboinensis subsp. couro, Cuora amboinensis subsp. kamaroma, Cuora aurocapitata, Cuora flavomarginata, Cuora flavomarginata subsp. evelynae, Cuora flavomarginata subsp. flavomarginata, Cuora flavomarginata subsp. sinensis, Cuora galbinifrons, Cuora galbinifrons subsp. bourreti, Cuora galbinifrons subsp. galbinifrons, Cuora galbinifrons subsp. hainanensis, Cuora galbinifrons subsp. serrata, Cuora mccordi, Cuora pani, Cuora trifasciata, Cuora yunnanensis, Cuora zhoui, Cyclanorbis elegans, Cyclanorbis senegalensis, Cyclemys dentata, Cyclemys n.sp., Cyclemys tcheponensis, Cycloderma aubryi, Cycloderma frenatum

D

Deirochelys reticularia, Deirochelys reticularia subsp. chrysea, Deirochelys reticularia subsp. miaria, Deirochelys reticularia subsp. reticularia, Dermatemys mawii, Dermochelys coriacea, Dermochelys coriacea subsp. coriacea, Dermochelys coriacea subsp. schlegelii, Dogania subplana

E

Elseya dentata, Elseya latisternum, Elseya novaeguineae, Elusor macrurus, Emydoidea blandingii, Emydura australis, Emydura krefftii, Emydura macquarrii, Emydura signata, Emydura subglobosa, Emydura victoriae, Emys orbicularis, Emys orbicularis subsp. capolongoi, Emys orbicularis subsp. colchica, Emys orbicularis subsp. eiselti, Emys orbicularis subsp. fritzjuergenobstii, Emys orbicularis subsp. galloitalica, Emys orbicularis subsp. hellenica, Emys orbicularis subsp. hispanica, Emys orbicularis subsp. iberica, Emys orbicularis subsp. lanzai, Emys orbicularis subsp. luteofusca, Emys orbicularis subsp. occidentalis, Emys orbicularis subsp. orbicularis, Emys orbicularis subsp. persica, Eretmochelys imbricata, Eretmochelys imbricata subsp. bissa, Eretmochelys imbricata subsp. imbricata, Erymnochelys madagascariensis

G

Geochelone abingdoni, Geochelone arnoldi, Geochelone becki, Geochelone carbonaria, Geochelone chathamensis, Geochelone chilensis, Geochelone darwini, Geochelone denticulata, Geochelone elegans, Geochelone ephippium, Geochelone gigantea, Geochelone guentheri, Geochelone hololissa, Geochelone hoodensis, Geochelone microphyes, Geochelone nigrita, Geochelone pardalis, Geochelone phantastica, Geochelone platynota, Geochelone radiata, Geochelone sulcata, Geochelone vandenburghi, Geochelone vicina, Geochelone yniphora, Geoclemys hamiltonii, Geoemyda japonica, Geoemyda spengleri, Geoemyda yuwonoi, Gopherus agassizii, Gopherus berlandieri, Gopherus flavomarginatus, Gopherus polyphemus, Graptemys barbouri, Graptemys caglei, Graptemys ernsti, Graptemys flavimaculata, Graptemys geographica, Graptemys gibbonsi, Graptemys nigrinoda, Graptemys nigrinoda subsp. delticola, Graptemys nigrinoda subsp. nigrinoda, Graptemys oculifera, Graptemys ouachitensis, Graptemys ouachitensis subsp. ouachitensis, Graptemys ouachitensis subsp. sabinensis, Graptemys pseudogeographica, Graptemys pseudogeographica subsp. kohnii, Graptemys pseudogeographica subsp. pseudogeographica, Graptemys pulchra, Graptemys versa

H

Hardella thurjii, Hardella thurjii subsp. indi, Hardella thurjii subsp. thurjii, Heosemys depressa, Heosemys grandis, Heosemys leytensis, Heosemys silvatica, Heosemys spinosa, Hieremys annandalii, Homopus “bergeri”, Homopus areolatus, Homopus boulengeri, Homopus femoralis, Homopus signatus, Homopus signatus subsp. cafer, Homopus signatus subsp. signatus, Hydromedusa maximiliani, Hydromedusa tectifera

I

Indotestudo elongata, Indotestudo forstenii

K

Kachuga dhongoka, Kachuga kachuga, Kachuga smithii, Kachuga smithii subsp. pallidipes, Kachuga smithii subsp. smithii, Kachuga sylhetensis, Kachuga tecta, Kachuga tentoria, Kachuga tentoria subsp. circumdata, Kachuga tentoria subsp. flaviventer, Kachuga tentoria subsp. tentoria, Kachuga trivittata, Kinixys belliana, Kinixys belliana subsp. belliana, Kinixys belliana subsp. nogueyi, Kinixys erosa, Kinixys homeana, Kinixys lobatsiana, Kinixys natalensis, Kinixys spekii, Kinosternon acutum, Kinosternon alamosae, Kinosternon angustipons, Kinosternon baurii, Kinosternon chimalhuaca, Kinosternon creaseri, Kinosternon dunni, Kinosternon flavescens, Kinosternon flavescens subsp. arizonense, Kinosternon flavescens subsp. durangoense, Kinosternon flavescens subsp. flavescens, Kinosternon herrerai, Kinosternon hirtipes, Kinosternon hirtipes subsp. chapalaense, Kinosternon hirtipes subsp. hirtipes, Kinosternon hirtipes subsp. magdalense, Kinosternon hirtipes subsp. megacephalum, Kinosternon hirtipes subsp. murrayi, Kinosternon hirtipes subsp. tarascense, Kinosternon integrum, Kinosternon leucostomum, Kinosternon leucostomum subsp. leucostomum, Kinosternon leucostomum subsp. postinguinale, Kinosternon oaxacae, Kinosternon scorpioides, Kinosternon scorpioides subsp. abaxillare, Kinosternon scorpioides subsp. albogulare, Kinosternon scorpioides subsp. cruentatum, Kinosternon scorpioides subsp. scorpioides, Kinosternon sonoriense, Kinosternon sonoriense subsp. longifemorale, Kinosternon sonoriense subsp. sonoriense, Kinosternon subrubrum, Kinosternon subrubrum subsp. hippocrepis, Kinosternon subrubrum subsp. steindachneri, Kinosternon subrubrum subsp. subrubrum

L

Lepidochelys kempii, Lepidochelys olivacea, Lissemys punctata, Lissemys punctata subsp. andersoni, Lissemys punctata subsp. punctata, Lissemys punctata subsp. scutata

M

Macroclemys temminckii, Malaclemys terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin subsp. centrata, Malaclemys terrapin subsp. littoralis, Malaclemys terrapin subsp. macrospilota, Malaclemys terrapin subsp. pileata, Malaclemys terrapin subsp. rhizophorarum, Malaclemys terrapin subsp. tequesta, Malaclemys terrapin subsp. terrapin, Malacochersus tornieri, Malayemys subtrijuga, Manouria emys, Manouria emys subsp. emys, Manouria emys subsp. phayrei, Manouria impressa, Mauremys annamensis, Mauremys caspica, Mauremys caspica subsp. caspica, Mauremys caspica subsp. rivulata, Mauremys caspica subsp. siebenrocki, Mauremys caspica subsp. ventrimaculata, Mauremys iversoni, Mauremys japonica, Mauremys leprosa, Mauremys mutica, Mauremys mutica subsp. kami, Mauremys mutica subsp. mutica, Melanochelys tricarinata, Melanochelys trijuga, Melanochelys trijuga subsp. coronata, Melanochelys trijuga subsp. edeniana, Melanochelys trijuga subsp. indopeninsularis, Melanochelys trijuga subsp. parkeri, Melanochelys trijuga subsp. thermalis, Melanochelys trijuga subsp. trijuga, Morenia ocellata, Morenia petersi

N

Natator depressus, Nilssonia formosa, Notochelys platynota

O

Ocadia glyphistoma, Ocadia philippeni, Ocadia sinensis, Orlitia borneensis

P

Palea steindachneri, Pelochelys bibroni, Pelochelys cantorii, Pelodiscus sinensis, Pelomedusa subrufa, Pelomedusa subrufa subsp. nigra, Pelomedusa subrufa subsp. olivacea, Pelomedusa subrufa subsp. subrufa, Peltocephalus dumerilianus, Pelusios adansonii, Pelusios bechuanicus, Pelusios broadleyi, Pelusios carinatus, Pelusios castaneus, Pelusios castanoides, Pelusios castanoides subsp. castanoides, Pelusios castanoides subsp. intergularis, Pelusios chapini, Pelusios gabonensis, Pelusios nanus, Pelusios niger, Pelusios rhodesianus, Pelusios seychellensis, Pelusios sinuatus, Pelusios subniger, Pelusios subniger subsp. parietalis, Pelusios subniger subsp. subniger, Pelusios upembae, Pelusios williamsi, Pelusios williamsi subsp. laurenti, Pelusios williamsi subsp. lutescens, Pelusios williamsi subsp. williamsi, Phrynops dahli, Phrynops geoffroanus, Phrynops geoffroanus subsp. geoffroanus, Phrynops geoffroanus subsp. tuberosus, Phrynops gibbus, Phrynops hilarii, Phrynops hogei, Phrynops nasutus, Phrynops raniceps, Phrynops rufipes, Phrynops tuberculatus, Phrynops vanderhaegei, Phrynops williamsi, Phrynops zuliae, Platemys platycephala, Platemys platycephala subsp. melanonota, Platemys platycephala subsp. platycephala, Platysternon megacephalum, Platysternon megacephalum subsp. megacephalum, Platysternon megacephalum subsp. peguense, Platysternon megacephalum subsp. shiui, Platysternon megacephalum subsp. tristernalis, Platysternon megacephalum subsp. vogeli, Podocnemis erythrocephala, Podocnemis expansa, Podocnemis lewyana, Podocnemis sextuberculata, Podocnemis unifilis, Podocnemis vogli, Psammobates geometricus, Psammobates oculiferus, Psammobates tentorius, Psammobates tentorius subsp. tentorius, Psammobates tentorius subsp. trimeni, Psammobates tentorius subsp. verroxii, Pseudemydura umbrina, Pseudemys alabamensis, Pseudemys concinna, Pseudemys concinna subsp. concinna, Pseudemys concinna subsp. floridana, Pseudemys concinna subsp. suwanniensis, Pseudemys gorzugi, Pseudemys nelsoni, Pseudemys peninsularis, Pseudemys rubriventris, Pseudemys texana, Pyxidea mouhotii, Pyxis arachnoides, Pyxis arachnoides subsp. arachnoides, Pyxis arachnoides subsp. brygooi, Pyxis arachnoides subsp. oblonga, Pyxis planicauda

R

Rafetus euphraticus, Rafetus swinhoei, Rheodytes leukops, Rhinoclemmys annulata, Rhinoclemmys areolata, Rhinoclemmys funerea, Rhinoclemmys melanosterna, Rhinoclemmys nasuta, Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima, Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima subsp. incisa, Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima subsp. manni, Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima subsp. pulcherrima, Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima subsp. rogerbarbouri, Rhinoclemmys punctularia, Rhinoclemmys punctularia subsp. diademata, Rhinoclemmys punctularia subsp. flammigera, Rhinoclemmys punctularia subsp. punctularia, Rhinoclemmys rubida, Rhinoclemmys rubida subsp. perixantha, Rhinoclemmys rubida subsp. rubida

S

Sacalia bealei, Sacalia pseudocellata, Sacalia quadriocellata, Siebenrockiella crassicollis, Staurotypus salvinii, Staurotypus triporcatus, Sternotherus carinatus, Sternotherus depressus, Sternotherus minor, Sternotherus minor subsp. minor, Sternotherus minor subsp. peltifer, Sternotherus odoratus

T

Terrapene carolina, Terrapene carolina subsp. bauri, Terrapene carolina subsp. carolina, Terrapene carolina subsp. major, Terrapene carolina subsp. mexicana, Terrapene carolina subsp. triunguis, Terrapene carolina subsp. yucatana, Terrapene coahuila, Terrapene nelsoni, Terrapene nelsoni subsp. klauberi, Terrapene nelsoni subsp. nelsoni, Terrapene ornata, Terrapene ornata subsp. luteola, Terrapene ornata subsp. ornata, Testudo graeca, Testudo graeca subsp. anamurensis, Testudo graeca subsp. armeniaca, Testudo graeca subsp. graeca, Testudo graeca subsp. ibera, Testudo graeca subsp. nikolskii, Testudo graeca subsp. terrestris, Testudo graeca subsp. zarudnyi, Testudo hermanni, Testudo hermanni subsp. boettgeri, Testudo hermanni subsp. hermanni, Testudo horsfieldii, Testudo horsfieldii subsp. horsfieldii, Testudo horsfieldii subsp. kazachstanica, Testudo horsfieldii subsp. rustamovi, Testudo kleinmanni, Testudo marginata, Testudo weissingeri, Trachemys adiutrix, Trachemys decorata, Trachemys decussata, Trachemys decussata subsp. angusta, Trachemys decussata subsp. decussata, Trachemys dorbignyi, Trachemys dorbignyi subsp. brasiliensis, Trachemys dorbignyi subsp. dorbignyi, Trachemys gaigeae, Trachemys scripta, Trachemys scripta subsp. callirostris, Trachemys scripta subsp. cataspila, Trachemys scripta subsp. chichiriviche, Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans, Trachemys scripta subsp. emolli, Trachemys scripta subsp. grayi, Trachemys scripta subsp. hartwegi, Trachemys scripta subsp. hiltoni, Trachemys scripta subsp. nebulosa, Trachemys scripta subsp. ornata, Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta, Trachemys scripta subsp. taylori, Trachemys scripta subsp. troostii, Trachemys scripta subsp. venusta, Trachemys scripta subsp. yaquia, Trachemys stejnegeri, Trachemys stejnegeri subsp. malonei, Trachemys stejnegeri subsp. stejnegeri, Trachemys stejnegeri subsp. vicina, Trachemys terrapen, Trionyx triunguis