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Phylogenetic hypotheses for the turtle family Geoemydidae.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Jul 2004
Spinks Phillip Q, Shaffer H Bradley, Iverson John B, McCord William P
Abstract excerpt
The turtle family Geoemydidae represents the largest, most diverse, and most poorly understood family of turtles. Little is known about this group, including intrafamilial systematics. The only complete phylogenetic hypothesis for this family positions geoemydids as paraphyletic with respect to tortoises, but this arrangement has not been accepted by many workers. We compiled a 79-taxon mitochondrial and nuclear...
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