Contributing Authors

Contributing Authors

Authorship of accounts is by invitation only, but we encourage any and all who have expertise on particular turtle or tortoise species or subspecies to contact us about volunteering to take on (as senior author) or join (as co-author) a new account, or eventually, a revised account. See specific instructions for Contributing Authors. Thank you.

Number of authors participating in this project to date: 228
(for a short partial list of participating authors, click here)

To date, the following individuals have contributed published accounts in this on-going project

Number of contributing authors published to date: 84
Number of accounts published to date: 48 plus 3 checklists

Erika A. Alacs
Institute for Applied Ecology
University of Canberra
ACT 2601, Australia
[alacs@aerg.canberra.edu.au]
• Carettochelys insculpta, 009

Harald Artner
Maria Ponsee 32
3454 Reidling, Austria
[dr.h.artner@aon.at]
• Acanthochelys macrocephala, 040

Dhruvajyoti Basu
Katerniaghat Foundation
(R)1/737 Vikas Nagar, Lucknow 226 022
Uttar Pradesh, India
[dhrubasu@rediffmail.com]
• Nilssonia hurum, 048

S. Bhupathy
Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History
Anaikatty (PO), Coimbatore 641 108
Tamil Nadu, India
[bhupathy.s@gmail.com]
• Hardella thurjii, 023
• Melanochelys trijuga, 038
• Geoclemys hamiltonii, 043

Emmett L. Blankenship
224 Transart Pkwy.
Canton, Georgia 30114 USA
[emmettdvm@netzero.net]
• Graptemys nigrinoda, 005

Brian C. Bock
Instituto de Biología
Universidad de Antioquia
Medellín, Colombia
[brianbock1@gmail.com]
• Podocnemis lewyana, 024
• Trachemys callirostris, 042

Roger Bour
Laboratoire des Reptiles et Amphibiens
Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle
25 rue Cuvier
75005 Paris, France
[bour@mnhn.fr]
• Pelusios adansonii, 017
• Pelusios seychellensis, 018

Ortwin Bourquin
P.O. Box 1226
Columbus, Montana 59019 USA
[ortyb@imt.net]
• Pelomedusa subrufa, 007

Richard C. Boycott
P.O. Box 5245
Mbabane, Swaziland
[richjude@realnet.co.sz]
• Pelusios rhodesianus, 004
• Pelomedusa subrufa, 007
• Pelusios sinuatus, 036

Bruce J. Brecke
22675 Co. Blvd. 18 No. 58-A
Welch, Minnesota 55089 USA
[breckeopod@msn.com]
• Emydoidea blandingii, 015

Donald G. Broadley
Biodiversity Foundation for Africa
P.O. Box FM 730
Famona, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
[broadley@gatorzw.com]
• Pelusios rhodesianus, 004
• Pelusios sinuatus, 036

Kurt A. Buhlmann
University of Georgia
Savannah River Ecology Lab
Drawer E
Aiken, South Carolina 29802 USA
[kbuhlmann@earthlink.net]
• Deirochelys reticularia, 014

R. Bruce Bury
U.S. Geological Survey
Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
3200 SW Jefferson Way
Corvallis, Oregon, 97331 USA
[buryb@usgs.gov]
• Actinemys marmorata, 001

Brian P. Butterfield
Department of Biology
Freed-Hardeman University
Henderson, Tennessee 38340 USA
[bbutterfield@fhu.edu]
• Graptemys nigrinoda, 005

John L. Carr
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Department of Biology and Museum of Natural History
Monroe, Louisiana 71209-0520 USA
[carr@ulm.edu]
• Rhinoclemmys nasuta, 034

Adrián Cerdá-Ardura
Romero 93 Col. Niños Heroes
C.P. 03440
Mexico D.F. Mexico
[mayaquen@cablevision.net.mx]
• Apalone spinifera atra, 021

Tien-Hsi Chen
Ching Kuo Institute of Management and Health
Keelung, Taiwan
[cuora.flavo@msa.hinet.net]
• Cuora flavomarginata, 035

Justin D. Congdon
Bar Boot Ranch
Box 1128
Douglas, Arizona 85608 USA
[congdon@vtc.net]
and
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Drawer E
Aiken, South Carolina 29802 USA
• Emydoidea blandingii, 015

Indraneil Das
Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
94300 Kota Samarahan
Sarawak, Malaysia
[idas@ibec.unimas.my]
• Pelochelys cantorii, 011
• Hardella thurjii, 023
• Melanochelys tricarinata, 025
• Chitra indica, 027
• Melanochelys trijuga, 038
• Geoclemys hamiltonii, 043
• Morenia ocellata, 044
• Morenia petersi, 045
• Pangshura sylhetensis, 046
• Nilssonia hurum, 048

Juan M. Daza
Instituto de Biología
Universidad de Antioquia
Medellín, Colombia
[jdaza@biologia.udea.edu.co]
• Trachemys callirostris, 042

James L. Dobie
211 South Spanish Oak Trail
Kerrville, Texas 78028 USA
[wjdobie@ktc.com]
• Pseudemys alabamensis, 019

C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr.
Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida 32611 USA
[Terrapene600@gmail.com]
• Sternotherus depressus, 013

J. Sean Doody
Institute for Applied Ecology
University of Canberra
ACT 2601, Australia
[doody@aerg.canberra.edu.au]
• Carettochelys insculpta, 009

Carla Eisemberg
Institute for Applied Ecology
University of Canberra
ACT 2601, Australia
[eisemberg@aerg.canberra.edu.au]
• Carettochelys insculpta, 009

Peter S. Floyd
Field Associate, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
515 Hague Street
Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567 USA
• Pseudemys alabamensis, 019

Jinzhong Fu
Department of Integrative Biology
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
[jfu@uoguelph.ca]
• Cuora flavomarginata, 035

Arthur Georges
Institute for Applied Ecology
University of Canberra
ACT 2601, Australia
[georges@aerg.canberra.edu.au]
• Carettochelys insculpta, 009
• Chelodina longicollis, 031

Justin Gerlach
133 Cherry Hinton Road
Cambridge CB1 7BX, United Kingdom
[jstgerlach@aol.com]
• Pelusios castanoides intergularis, 010
• Pelusios subniger parietalis, 016
• Pelusios seychellensis, 018
• Aldabrachelys arnoldi, 028

David J. Germano
Department of Biology
California State University at Bakersfield
Bakersfield, California 93311-1022 USA
[dgermano@csub.edu]
• Actinemys marmorata, 001

J. Whitfield Gibbons
University of Georgia
Savannah River Ecology Lab
Drawer E
Aiken, South Carolina 29802 USA
[wgibbons@uga.edu]
• Deirochelys reticularia, 014

Alan Giraldo
Universidad del Valle
Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología, Sección de Zoología
Grupo de Investigación en Ecología Animal
A.A. 25360
Cali, Colombia
[ecologia@univalle.edu.co]
• Rhinoclemmys nasuta, 034

James C. Godwin
Alabama Natural Heritage Program
Environmental Institute
1090 S. Donahue Drive
Auburn University, Alabama 36849 USA
[jgodwin@alnhp.org]
• Graptemys nigrinoda, 005

Terry E. Graham
Department of Biology
Worcester State College
Worcester, Massachusetts 01602 USA
[tncgraham4@juno.com]
• Emydoidea blandingii, 015

Cris Hagen
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Drawer E
Aiken, South Carolina 29802 USA
[hagen@srel.edu]
• Leucocephalon yuwonoi, 039

Tom B. Herman
Acadia University
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, B4P2R6 Canada
[tom.herman@acadiau.ca]
• Emydoidea blandingii, 015

Kate Hodges
Institute for Applied Ecology
University of Canberra
ACT 2601, Australia
[hodges@aerg.canberra.edu.au]
• Chelodina longicollis, 031

Margaretha D. Hofmeyr
Chelonian Biodiversity and Conservation – Southern Africa
Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
University of the Western Cape
Private Bag X17
Bellville 7535, South Africa
[mdhofmeyr@uwc.ac.za]
• Chersina angulata, 030

Bonggi R. Ibarrondo
Indonesian Turtle Conservation Group
Kelompok Konservasi Kura-kura Indonesia
Bogor 16000, Indonesia
Present Address:
Barrio Valcaba No. 18
39807 Soba, Cantabria, Spain
[bongui72@hotmail.com]
• Chelodina mccordi, 008

Charles J. Innis
New England Aquarium
Central Wharf
Boston, Massachusetts 02110 USA
[cinnis@neaq.org]
• Leucocephalon yuwonoi, 039

John B. Iverson
Dept. of Biology
Earlham College
Richmond, Indiana 47374 USA
[johni@earlham.edu]
• Turtle Checklist, 000.v2
• Turtle Checklist, 000.v3

Dale R. Jackson
Florida Natural Areas Inventory
Florida State University
1018 Thomasville Road, Suite 200-C
Tallahassee, Florida 32303 USA
[djackson@fnai.org]
• Pseudemys concinna, 006
• Deirochelys reticularia, 014
• Pseudemys nelsoni, 041

Robert L. Jones
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
Museum of Natural Science
2148 Riverside Drive
Jackson, Mississippi 39202 USA
[bob.jones@mmns.state.ms.us]
• Graptemys oculifera, 033

Rod Kennett
North Australian Indigenous Land and
Sea Management Alliance (NAILSMA)
Charles Darwin University
Darwin NT 0909, Australia
[Rod.Kennett@cdu.edu.au]
• Chelodina longicollis, 031

Gerald Kuchling
Department of Zoology
University of Western Australia
Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009 Australia
[kuchling@cyllene.uwa.edu.au]
• Chelodina mccordi, 008

Jeffrey W. Lang
1385 Brompton St.,
St. Paul, Minnesota 55108 USA
[jeff_lang@und.nodak.edu]
• Emydoidea blandingii, 015

Christopher J. Leary
Department of Biology
University of Utah
257 South 1400 East
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 USA
[leary@biology.utah.edu]
• Pseudemys alabamensis, 019

Peter V. Lindeman
Department of Biology and Health Services
150 Cooper Hall, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Edinboro, Pennsylvania 16444 USA
[plindeman@edinboro.edu]
• Sternotherus carinatus, 012

         Jeffrey E. Lovich
          U.S. Geological Survey
          Southwest Biological Science Center
          2255 North Gemini Drive, MS-9394
          Flagstaff, Arizona 86001 USA
          [jeffrey_lovich@usgs.gov]
          • Graptemys gibbonsi, 029

Thomas M. Mann
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
2148 Riverside Drive
Jackson, Mississippi 39202 USA
[tom.mann@mmns.state.ms.us]
• Pseudemys alabamensis, 019

Fernando I. Martins
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde
79070-900 Campo Grande, MS, Brasil
[fimquelonio@hotmail.com]
• Hydromedusa maximiliani, 026

C.J. McCoy
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
[Deceased]
• Graptemys gibbonsi, 029

Suzanne E. McGaugh
Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011 USA
[smcgaugh@iastate.edu]
• Apalone spinifera atra, 021

Sébastien Métrailler
Chemin du Bosquet 6
CH-1967 Bramois, Switzerland
[s.metrailler@bluewin.ch]
• Acanthochelys macrocephala, 040

Russell A. Mittermeier
Conservation International
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500
Arlington, Virginia 22202 USA
[r.mittermeier@conservation.org]
• Acanthochelys macrocephala, 040

Edward O. Moll
1941 West Sunset Knoll Lane
Tucson, Arizona 85704 USA
[e.o.moll@att.net]
• Batagur baska, 037

David H. Nelson
Department of Biological Sciences
University of South Alabama
Mobile, Alabama 36688 USA
[dnelson@usouthal.edu]
• Pseudemys alabamensis, 019

Hidetoshi Ota
Tropical Biosphere Research Center
University of the Ryukyus
Nishihara-cho, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan
and
Institute of Nature and Environmental Sciences
University of Hyogo, Yayoi-ga-oka 6
Sanda City, Hyogo 669-1546, Japan
[ohta@hitohaku.jp]
• Geoemyda japonica, 002
• Mauremys japonica, 003
• Cuora flavomarginata, 035
• Geoemyda spengleri, 047

Vivian P. Páez
Instituto de Biología
Universidad de Antioquia
Medellín, Colombia
[vppaez@gmail.com]
• Podocnemis lewyana, 024
• Trachemys callirostris, 042

Michael J. Pappas
Michaels Restaurant
15 South Broadway
Rochester, Minnesota 55904 USA
[michael@michaelsfinedining.com]
• Emydoidea blandingii, 015

James F. Parham
Biodiversity Synthesis Center
The Field Museum
1400 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60605 USA
[jparham@fieldmuseum.org]
and
Dept. of Herpetology
California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco, California 94103 USA
• Turtle Checklist, 000.v1
• Turtle Checklist, 000.v2

Kalyar Platt
Biological Sciences Program
Faculty of Science
Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok, 10330 Thailand
[kalyarplatt@gmail.com]
• Batagur baska, 037

Steven G. Platt
Department of Biology
P.O. Box C-64
Sul Ross State University
Alpine, Texas 79832 USA
[sgplatt@gmail.com]
• Rhinoclemmys areolata, 022
• Batagur baska, 037
• Leucocephalon yuwonoi, 039

Peter Praschag
Turtle Conservancy
Behler Chelonian Center
P.O. Box 1289
Ojai, California 93024 USA
and
Am Katzelbach 98
8054 Graz, Austria
[peter@praschag.at]
• Batagur baska, 037
• Pangshura sylhetensis, 046

Peter C.H. Pritchard
Chelonian Research Institute
402 South Central Avenue
Oviedo, Florida 32765 USA
[ChelonianRI@aol.com]
• Chelus fimbriata, 020

Thomas R. Rainwater
The Institute of Environmental and Human Health
Department of Environmental Toxicology
Texas Tech University
P.O. Box 764
Jefferson, Texas 75657 USA
[thomas.rainwater@tiehh.ttu.edu]
• Rhinoclemmys areolata, 022

Adriana Restrepo
Instituto de Biología
Universidad de Antioquia
Medellín, Colombia
[restrepoadriana78@gmail.com]
• Podocnemis lewyana, 024

Anders G.J. Rhodin
Chelonian Research Foundation
168 Goodrich Street
Lunenburg, Massachusetts 01462 USA
[RhodinCRF@aol.com]
• Turtle Checklist, 000.v1
• Chelodina mccordi, 008
• Acanthochelys macrocephala, 040
• Turtle Checklist, 000.v2
• Turtle Checklist, 000.v3

John Roe
Institute for Applied Ecology
University of Canberra
ACT 2601, Australia
[roe@aerg.canberra.edu.au]
• Chelodina longicollis, 031

Mark Rose
Fauna and Flora International
Jupiter House, 4th Floor
Station Road, Cambridge, CB1 2JD United Kingdom
[mark.rose@fauna-flora.org]
• Carettochelys insculpta, 009

Will Selman
The University of Southern Mississipp
118 College Drive #5018
Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39406 USA
[will.selman@usm.edu]
• Graptemys gibbonsi, 029
• Graptemys oculifera, 033

Saibal Sengupta
Department of Zoology
Arya Vidyapeeth College
Guwahati 781 016, Assam, India
[senguptasaibal@yahoo.co.in]
• Morenia petersi, 045
• Pangshura sylhetensis, 046

H. Bradley Shaffer
Department of Evolution and Ecology
University of California
Davis, California 95616 USA
[hbshaffer@ucdavis.edu]
• Turtle Checklist, 000.v3

Shailendra Singh
Center for Herpetology
Madras Crocodile Bank Trust
Post Bag 4
Mamallapuram 603 104, Tamil Nadu, India
[shailendra_mcbt@yahoo.com]
• Chitra indica, 027
• Nilssonia hurum, 048

Francisco Soberón-Mobarak
Xavier Sorondo 210
Col. Iztaccihuatl
C.P. 03520, Mexico D.F. Mexico
[francisco.soberon@sabio.com.mx]
• Apalone spinifera atra, 021

Franco L. Souza
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde
Departamento de Biologia
79070-900 Campo Grande, MS, Brasil
[flsouza@nin.ufms.br]
• Hydromedusa maximiliani, 026

James N. Stuart
New Mexico Department of Game & Fish
Conservation Services Division
P.O. Box 25112
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504 USA
[james.stuart@state.nm.us]
• Trachemys gaigeae, 032

Peter Paul van Dijk
Conservation International
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500
Arlington, Virginia 22202 USA
[p.vandijk@conservation.org]
• Turtle Checklist, 000.v1
• Batagur baska, 037
• Turtle Checklist, 000.v2
• Turtle Checklist, 000.v3

Mario Vargas-Ramirez
Museum of Zoology,
Natural History State Collections Dresden
Königsbrücker Landstr. 159
D-01109, Dresden, Germany
[mavargas@yahoo.com]
and
Fundación Biodiversa Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia
• Podocnemis lewyana, 024

Sabine Vinke
Filadelfia 853
9300 Fernheim, Paraguay
[s-t-vinke@gmx.de]
• Acanthochelys macrocephala, 040

Thomas Vinke
Filadelfia 853
9300 Fernheim, Paraguay
[s-t-vinke@gmx.de]
• Acanthochelys macrocephala, 040

Richard C. Vogt
CPBA/INPA
Caixa Postal 478
Petropolis, Manaus, Amazonas 69011-970 Brazil
[vogt@inpa.gov.br]
• Apalone spinifera atra, 021
• Rhinoclemmys areolata, 022

Joseph P. Ward
6899 South Highway A1A
Melbourne Beach, Florida 32951 USA
[jpwtct@att.net]
• Pseudemys concinna, 006
• Trachemys gaigeae, 032

Takashi Yabe
School of Community Policy
Aichi Gakusen University
1 Shiotori, Oike-cho, Toyota City
Aichi 471-8532, Japan
[yabe@gakusen.ac.jp]
• Mauremys japonica, 003

Yuichirou Yasukawa
District Office Okinawa
Takada Reptiles and Wildlife Research Institute
1-15-3 Teruya, Okinawa City
Okinawa 904-0011, Japan
[guau_yasukawa@ybb.ne.jp]
• Geoemyda japonica, 002
• Mauremys japonica, 003
• Cuora flavomarginata, 035
• Geoemyda spengleri, 047