A TWO-HEADED GREEN SEA TURTLE (Chelonia mydas) HATCHLING ON SAMANDAG BEACH, TURKEY

被引：0

作者：

Sonmez, Bektas ^{[1
]}

Sert, Mehmet ^{[2
]}

Kayikci, Senem ^{[2
]}

Bedirci, Ozay ^{[2
]}

Ozdilek, Sukran Yalcin ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Cumhuriyet Univ, Susehri Timur Karabal Vocat Training Sch, TR-58600 Susehri, Sivas, Turkey

[2] Canakkale Onsekiz Mart Univ, Sea Turtle Res & Applicat Ctr, TR-17100 Canakkale, Turkey

来源：

RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY | 2017年 / 24卷 / 02期

关键词：

dicephalism; anatomy; green turtle; morphology;

D O I：

暂无

中图分类号：

Q95 [动物学];

学科分类号：

071002 ;

摘要：

A two headed green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) was found on Samandag Beach, Turkey in 2015 nesting season. The two heads were anatomically similar with independent reaction to external stimuli. The carapace scutes showed anomalies. Radiography was performed and the spinal column was seen to bifurcate in the area close to the caudal region. In the post mortem examination, esophagus, stomach, liver, lung, heart and trachea were duplicated. The two headed green turtle was subclassified as teratodidymus. Dicephalism rarely occurs in sea turtle and perhaps genetic factors may play a significant role for this two headed green sea turtle.

引用

页码：158 / 162

页数：5

共 25 条

[1]

Barbour E H, 1896, Science, V4, P159, DOI 10.1126/science.4.84.159

[2] Environmental contamination and developmental abnormalities in eggs and hatchlings of the common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina serpentina) from the Great Lakes St Lawrence River basin (1989-91) [J].

Bishop, CA ;

Ng, P ;

Pettit, KE ;

Kennedy, SW ;

Stegeman, JJ ;

Norstrom, RJ ;

Brooks, RJ .

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, 1998, 101 (01) :143-156

[3]

Bolten Alan B., 1999, P110

[4] A two-headed reptile from the Cretaceous of China [J].

Buffetaut, Eric ;

Li, Jianjun ;

Tong, Haiyan ;

Zhang, He .

BIOLOGY LETTERS, 2007, 3 (01) :80-81

[5] HATCHING SUCCESS AND NEST PREDATION IN THE GREEN SEA TURTLE, CHELONIA-MYDAS, AT TORTUGUERO, COSTA-RICA [J].

FOWLER, LE .

ECOLOGY, 1979, 60 (05) :946-955

[6]

Frye F.L., 1991, Biomedical and surgical aspects of captive reptile husbandry

[7]

Girling S.J., 2004, BSAVA Manual of Reptiles, V2nd

[8]

Heasman WJ, 1933, J ANAT, V67, P331

[9]

Hildebrand SF, 1930, E MITCHELL SCI, V46, P41

[10] RADIOLOGY IN TORTOISES, TERRAPINS AND TURTLES AS AN AID TO DIAGNOSIS [J].

JACKSON, OF ;

FASAL, MD .

JOURNAL OF SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE, 1981, 22 (11) :705-716

← 1 2 3 →