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Map of north Africa showing the known range of Centrochelys sulcata based on IUCN (blue polygon) and the newly discovered population (red dot)
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... However, there has been a notable recent scientific resurgence of local interest in Algeria's reptiles, as evidenced by several recent published studies. These studies have led, inter alia, to the discovery of previously undocumented taxa within the country (Rouag et al. 2016;Mouane et al. 2021a;Boulaouad et al. 2023), and expansion of knowledge of the distributions of several species (Bakhouche and Escoriza 2017;Saoudi et al. 2017;Sadine et al. 2021;El Bouhissi et al. 2022), including vipers (Bouam et al. 2019(Bouam et al. , 2022. ...
Daboia mauritanica (Gray, 1849), Moorish Viper, is native to North Africa. We update the distribution map for this species in Algeria, providing 19 new locality records, filling distribution gaps and significantly expanding the species’ known range. Our updated distribution map reveals a widespread presence of the species in northern Algeria, extending south into the northern Sahara. We note that some historical records in certain provinces remain unconfirmed and/or questionable, indicating the need for further investigation. Our findings underscore the importance of collaboration between researchers and citizen scientists in Algeria.
... Centrochelys : Nf G, κέντρον 'éperon' et χέλυς 'tortue'. sulcata : adj L, sulcatus, a, um du Nm sulcus 'sillon' Boulaouad et al. 2023 ;Bour 2004bBour , c, 2013Bour et al. 2002 : 152 ;Bour & Henkel 2012 ;Branch 2008 : 34-36 ;Charles & Delaruelle 2016 ;Coutard 2004 ;Devaux 2000 ;Green & Fabbi 2004 ;Maran 1999b ;Miller 1779 : [5], pl. 26 ;Petrozzi et al. 2020 ;Rhodin et al. 2021 Stigmochelys pardalis possède une aire de répartition très vaste en Afrique continentale qui se traduit par des variations morphologiques et phénotypiques importantes au niveau individuel et populationnel. ...
Maran, J. & Frétey, T. (2023) Les tortues terrestres et d'eau douce, autochtones et introduites, de France métropolitaine: état des connaissances et clé de détermination illustrée. Herp me!, 5: 1-172
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Cette publication donne tous les éléments nécessaires à l'identification des tortues pouvant être rencontrées sur le territoire de France métropolitaine. Les deux auteurs apportent également de nombreuses informations sur chaque espèce mettant en perspective la problématique des espèces exotiques envahissantes et la conservation des espèces autochtones.
