Record #:

30027

Author(s):

Mitchell, Joseph C.; Southwick, Ronald

Abstract:

The Gulf Coast spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera) is a wide-ranging species found throughout North Carolina and other states along the Atlantic Ocean. The first record of this species in Norfolk, Virginia was observed in 1991. The Virginia population may be related to the population based in Harnett County, North Carolina.

Source:

Brimleyana (NoCar QL 155 B75), Vol. Issue 18, June 1993, p99-102, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Turtles--North Carolina; Turtles; Reptile populations

Record #:

8929

Author(s):

Gaul, Rufus W.; Mitchell, Joseph C.

Abstract:

Dare County's herpetofauna is rich because of its geographic location, mild climate, and diversity of habitats. There are seventy-nine species in the area--eighteen frogs, eight salamanders, seventeen turtles, including five sea turtles, seven lizards, twenty-seven snakes, and one crocodilian. Observations of herpetofauna were first made there in 1588 by Thomas Harriot and have continued to the present. The natural history of each species is summarized, and the region's geological history is reviewed.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 123 Issue 2, Summer 2007, p65-109, il, map, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Amphibians; Reptiles

Record #:

28266

Author(s):

Carter, Shawn L.; Horne, Brian D.; Herman, Dennis W.; Nichols, Donald K.; Haas, Carola A.; Mitchell, Joseph C.

Abstract:

Necropsy of two wild-caught bog turtles, Glyptemys muhlenbergii, found dead in 1982 and 1995 under similar conditions in North Carolina and Virginia revealed large numbers of bacteria in the lungs. This suggested bacterial pneumonia as the primary cause of death.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 121 Issue 4, Winter 2005, p170-173, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Turtles; Bacterial diseases