Viviana Ricardez

• Bachelor of Science
• Vice President at Texas Turtles

IUCN Red List Category and Criteria - Global Assessment https://www.iucnredlist.org/fr/species/170492/251779169#assessment-information

With the conservation status of Macrochelys (alligator snapping turtles) being examined at the national level, our objective was to compile categorical data on threats from anthropogenic interactions. We included information from (1) author-collected anecdotes on human–turtle interactions and (2) radiographs to assess the prevalence of ingested fis...

With the conservation status of Macrochelys (alligator snapping turtles) being examined at the national level, our objective was to compile categorical data on threats from anthropogenic interactions. We included information from (1) author-collected anecdotes on human-turtle interactions and (2) radiographs to assess the prevalence of ingested fis...

The lingual lures of Macrochelys (alligator snapping turtles) are believed to be the only prey-capturing lures within the mouths of modern reptiles. To date, no formal assessment of lure condition in Macrochelys has been published, and few researchers record lure data. Herein, we report damaged or missing lures from 25 Macrochelys temminckii (Allig...

Texas comptroller natural resource management report

Use of Citizen (Community) Science in the Conservation of Turtles in Texas

Newly described defensive behavior for young alligator snapping turtles

Prognathism in wild Texas Diamondback Terrapins

Early seasonal display of reproductive behavior among river cooters

Stress induced prolapse of clitoris

Age related lenticular opacity in the Alligator snapping turtle

Adult female pallid spiny soft shell turtle killed by sweatpants

It is possible that the relatively small number (dozens rather than hundreds or thousands) of hatchlings from an individual solitary turtle nest can attract opportunistic local predators by chance, such as the Common Black Hawk in this report. From our observation of tracks, thirty-three hatchlings had reached the water by dawn with two lone indivi...

A description of a defensive behavior by a juvenile Alligator Snapping Turtle

Eastern musk turtles as frequent prey for red shouldered hawks