Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle
Specialist Group
TFTSG Membership
The TFTSG currently has 274 members from 51 nations who work or focus their efforts in 107 nations.
(as of 25 November 2009)
(For global maps of where TFTSG members live, work or focus [previous 2004-2008 Quadrennium data], click here)
For TFTSG Members-Only Password-Protected access to
Current 2009-2012 IUCN Quadrennium TFTSG Membership Database, click here.
If you have forgotten the password, email Anders Rhodin.
Membership in the TFTSG is by invitation only, based on experience, expertise,
and leadership in freshwater turtle or tortoise conservation and/or biology.
Please contact Anders Rhodin if you would like to be considered for TFTSG membership. We are especially interested in new members from nations under-represented in the membership, and who are focused on scientific research and/or conservation efforts for tortoises and/or freshwater turtles. We are always interested in new members with turtle and/or tortoise expertise and a passion for their conservation. Turtles are in serious trouble and need all the help they can get. If you feel that you are interested and would like to contribute to our work, please contact us. Although membership is considered an honor earned, it is also a responsibility to participate and to contribute actively to our turtle conservation efforts. We focus primarily on scientific evaluations of status and threats analysis, and help to catalyze conservation action, while avoiding non-scientific advocacy. For more detailed information on the work and activities of the TFTSG, see this link.
For a short history of the TFTSG and its former leadership, click here.
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TFTSG Executive Committee:
Anders G.J. Rhodin (Chair TFTSG, Co-Chair TCF) [Send Email]
Peter Paul van Dijk (Deputy Chair TFTSG, Red List Focal Point) [Send Email]
Russell A. Mittermeier [Send Email]
Peter C.H. Pritchard [Send Email]
(Left to Right: van Dijk, Rhodin, Mittermeier, Pritchard)
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TFTSG Steering Committee and IUCN Red List Authority:
Ernst H.W. Baard, South Africa
Kristin H. Berry, USA
Kurt A. Buhlmann, USA
Indraneil Das, Malaysia
Arthur Georges, Australia
J. Whitfield Gibbons, USA
Douglas B. Hendrie, Vietnam
Brian D. Horne, USA
Rick Hudson, USA (President, TSA)
John B. Iverson, USA
Gerald Kuchling, Australia
Michael Lau, China
Dwight P. Lawson, USA (Vice-President, TSA)
Jeffrey E. Lovich, USA
Luca Luiselli, Italy
Russell A. Mittermeier, USA (President, Conservation International)
Edward O. Moll, USA
Vivian P. Páez, Colombia
Hans-Dieter Philippen, Germany
Peter C.H. Pritchard, USA (President, Chelonian Research Institute)
Hugh R. Quinn, USA (Co-Chair TCF)
Herilala Randriamahazo, Madagascar
Anders G.J. Rhodin, USA (Chair TFTSG, Co-Chair TCF, Director CRF)
Raymond A. Saumure, USA
H. Bradley Shaffer, USA
Dionysius S.K. Sharma, Malaysia
Shi Haitao, China
Shailendra Singh, India
Peter Paul van Dijk, USA (Deputy Chair TFTSG, Red List Focal Point)
Richard C. Vogt, Brazil
Current TFTSG Membership (2009-2012)
The following is a list of all TFTSG Members for the 2009-2012 IUCN Quadrennium, including Last Name, First Name, Country of Residence, and Nations or Regions of Focus. For full professional information, TFTSG Members may access the members-only password-protected membership database (click here). Non-members who wish to make contact with members or make enquiries pertinent to turtle conservation efforts by any of these members or in these areas may contact Anders Rhodin for more information and referrals to the members.
All members of this TFTSG network of turtle specialists are available as appropriate to help provide commentary, expertise, consultation, and/or guidance to assist turtle conservation efforts or endeavors wherever needed. We will make every effort to meet all legitimate needs and to provide help or advice as necessary. We engage in scientific data-driven technical advice recommendations and do not engage in non-data-driven advocacy. Contact Anders Rhodin for any questions.
Acuña-Mesén Rafael A. Costa Rica Costa Rica
Ades Gary W.J. China South East Asia (primarily); China
Aguirre Leon Gustavo Mexico Mexico
Ahsan M. Farid Bangladesh Bangladesh
Akre Thomas S.B. USA United States, Costa Rica, Honduras, Venezuela
Alacs Erika A. Australia Northern Australia
Alcalde Leandro Argentina Argentina
Allman Phil USA USA, Costa Rica, Ghana
Altherr Sandra Germany Europe, Global; Germany
Arakelyan Marine Armenia Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Azerbaijan)
Aresco Matthew J. USA Southeastern USA
Artner Harald Austria Austria
Ashton Ray E. USA USA, Peru, Ecuador; Asia, Madagascar, Africa
Attum Omar USA Middle East -Egypt; USA -Midwest
Auliya Mark A. Malaysia Indonesia, Malaysia
Avery Harold W. USA USA, Costa Rica
Ayres Cesar Spain Spain, Portugal
Baard Ernst H.W. South Africa South Africa
Baha El Din Sherif Egypt Egypt, Libya, Middle East, North Africa
Baker Patrick J. USA USA, Ghana
Banks Chris B. Australia Australia and South-east Asia; Vietnam; Philippines
Baruah Chittaranjan India India
Batistella Alexandre Brazil Brazil
Berry Kristin H. USA USA
Bertolero Albert Spain Spain, France, Western Mediterranean
Bhupathy Subramanian India India
Bjorndal Karen A. USA Bahamas, Florida, USA
Blanck Torsten E.G. Austria Austria, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Japan, Laos, Romania, Greece, Spain, Italy
Bock Brian C. Colombia South America, especially Colombia
Bolton Ryan M. Canada Canada, Costa Rica
Bour Roger France Europe, W Indian Ocean Islands, Tropical Africa, S America; France; Reunion; Mauritius; Ivory Coast; Brazil
Bourquin Ortwin USA Have worked in South Africa
Brooks Ronald J. Canada Canada
Buhlmann Kurt A. USA United States, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Jamaica
Buley Kevin R. United Kingdom Europe, SE Asia; UK
Burke Russell L. USA USA
Bury R. Bruce USA USA; Mexico
Buskirk James R. USA USA, Mexico, Greece, Turkey
Butler Joseph A. USA USA
Caccone Adalgisa USA Galapagos, Ecuador
Cadi Antoine France France, Nepal, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Niger, West Africa
Calderón-Mandujano Romel René México México
Calle Paul P. USA USA (New York), Russia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, China
Caporaso Fredric USA USA; Galapagos, Ecuador
Carr John L. USA USA, Latin America, specifically Mexico, Colombia and Ecuador
Castaño-Mora Olga Victoria Colombia Colombia
Castellano Christina Australia northeastern North America, Australia, Madagascar
Chan Eng-Heng Malaysia Malaysia
Chauhan Rajeev India India
Chen Tien-Hsi China (Taiwan) Taiwan (including some species in mainland China)
Choudhury Binod Chandra India India
Clavijo-Baquet Sabrina Uruguay Uruguay
Colli Guarino Brazil Brazil, Cerrado, Amazonia
Collins David E. USA USA
Congdon Justin D. USA USA
Conway-Gómez Kristen USA Bolivia
Das Indraneil Malaysia Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam.
de Bruin Ron W.F. Netherlands Netherlands
Diagne Lamine Senegal Senegal
Diagne Tomas Senegal Africa (Senegal, Mauritania, Guinea Bissau, Togo, Niger, Benin, and Democratic Republic of Congo)
Diesmos Arvin Philippines Philippines and Southeast Asia
Dodd, Jr. C. Kenneth USA USA
Doody J. Sean Australia Australia, USA
Dorcas Michael E. USA USA, Costa Rica
Drobenkov Sergey Belarus Belarus
Drummond Gláucia Moreira Brazil Brazil
Eisemberg Carla C. Australia Brazil, Australia, and Papua New Guinea
Emmett David Cambodia Indo-Burma region; Cambodia
Engstrom Tag N. USA Panama, Peru, Turkey, California
Estrades Andrés Uruguay Uruguay
Fachín-Terán Augusto Brazil Amazonia; Brazil
Fallabrino Alejandro Uruguay Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina
Fanazava Rijasoa Madagascar Madagascar
Farkas Balázs L. Hungary Hungary
Feldman Mark L. New Zealand New Zealand, USA
Ferreira Júnior Paulo Dias Brazil Brazil
Ferri Vincenzo Italy Italy,1987-1990 Uganda
Ferronato Bruno Peru Peru, Brazil, USA
Fidenci Pierre USA USA, Philippines, Republic of Congo, Colombia, France, Italy, Cuba
Fielder Darren P. Australia Australia
FitzSimmons Nancy N. Australia Australia, Indo-Pacific
Flanagan Joseph P. USA Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Flores-Villela Oscar A. Mexico Mexico
Fong Jonathan J. USA China, Taiwan
Fontijne Wim Netherlands Europe; Netherlands
Fordham Damien A. Australia Australia
Fornetti Alessandro Nati Italy Italy, Mediterranean area, Europe
Frankel Matthew G. USA USA, Madagascar
Freeman Alastair B. Australia Australia
Freyer Daniela Germany Global; Germany
Fritz Uwe Germany Western Palearctic, SE Asia; Germany
Garcia Gerardo United Kingdom Europe, Madagascar; UK, Caribbean
Georges Arthur Australia Australasia; Australia; Papua New Guinea
Gerlach Justin United Kingdom Seychelles
Germano David J. USA USA, Mexico
Ghaffari Hanyeh Iran Iran, Turkey
Gibbons J. Whitfield USA USA
Gillingwater Scott D. Canada Primarily work in Canada.
Godwin James C. USA United States
Gong Shiping China China
Goode Eric USA Madagascar, Myanmar & South Africa
Griffiths Owen L. Mauritius Mauritius (includes Rodrigues), Madagascar
Guyot Jackson Ghislaine USA USA and Europe; France
Hagen Cris USA USA; Indonesia
Hagerty Bridgette USA USA
Hailey Adrian Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad & Tobago, Greece, France
Harding James H. USA USA
Heinrich George L. USA USA
Hendrie Douglas B. Vietnam Asia region with particular focus on Vietnam and Myanmar
Henen Brian T. USA Africa, North America; USA; South Africa; Madagascar; Uzbekistan
Heng Sovannara Cambodia Cambodia
Hennig Andreas S. Germany global
Herman Dennis W. USA USA; Southeastern United States
Herman Thomas B. Canada Canada, USA, Malaysia, Belize, Costa Rica
Hodges Kathryn M. Australia Australia
Hofmeyr Margaretha D. South Africa South Africa
Holloway Rohan Australia Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Australia
Holmstrom William F. USA Myanmar, Madagascar
Hoogmoed Marinus S. Brazil Amazon Region, mostly Brazil; Suriname
Horne Brian D. USA USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Australia, India, Myanmar
Horta Gabrieal de Freitas Brazil Brazil, Cerrado
Howeth Jennifer G. USA Mexico
Hudson Rick USA USA, Asia (Myanmar, Thailand, India)
Ibarrondo Bonggi Rodrigo Indonesia Indonesia, Timor Leste
Inchaustegui Sixto J. Dominican Republic Dominican Republic, Hispaniola, West Indies
Innis Charles J. USA USA
Iskandar Djoko T. Indonesia Indonesia
Ivanchev Ivo E. Bulgaria Bulgaria
Iverson John B. USA USA; Mexico; Colombia; China
Jackson Dale R. USA USA
Jacobson Elliott R. USA USA
Janzen Fredric J. USA USA, Costa Rica, Australia
Jensen Karen A. Malaysia Currently: Malaysia & Borneo; Previously: Southwestern USA; Pacific Islands/Oceana
Jones Robert L. USA Southeastern USA
Juvik James O. USA Africa (Namibia, Madagascar), Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, China)
Kalb Heather J. USA USA
Kennett Rod M. Australia Australia
Kiester A. Ross USA Global; USA; Vietnam
Klerks Mark Netherlands Netherlands, South Africa
Kuchling Gerald Australia Australia, Madagascar, South Africa, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, China, Mediterranean Europe
Lau Michael China Hong Kong, South China
Lawson Dwight P. USA Cameroon, Africa, Asia
Le Minh USA Vietnam
Lechowicz Christopher J. USA USA, Madagascar
Lehr Edgar USA Peru; SE-Asia; Vietnam
Leontyeva Olga A. Russia Krasnodarskij Kraj of Russia, Georgia, Abkhazia (Caucasus)
Leuteritz Thomas E.J. USA USA, Madagascar, South Africa
Lewis Richard E. Madagascar Philippines; Mascarenes; Mauritius; Madagascar
Lieberman Susan S. Switzerland Global; Italy
Limpus Colin J. Australia Australia
Limpus Duncan Australia Australia
Lindeman Peter V. USA USA
Lipman Alison USA USA, Bolivia
Litzgus Jacqueline D. Canada Canada, USA
Livoreil Barbara A. France France
Loehr Victor J.T. Netherlands Netherlands, South Africa
Louis, Jr. Edward E. USA Madagascar; Ecuador (Galapagos); Mexico; Thailand; South Africa
Lovich Jeffrey E. USA USA
Luiselli Luca Italy Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Italy; mainly in Nigeria & Italy
Mantziou Georgia Greece Greece and east Mediterranean region
Maran Jérôme France Africa, especially central africa; Gabon, Cameroun, Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville), Central African Republic
McCormack Tim Vietnam Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar
McCoy Earl D. USA USA, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico
McDiarmid Roy W. USA North, Central, and South America [primarily USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela]
McGaugh Suzanne E. USA USA (Texas, Iowa, Illinois), Mexico (Coahuila, Cuatro Ciénegas, and Chihuahua)
Medica Philip A. USA USA, Southwestern states of Nevada, California, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico
Meshaka Walter E., Jr. USA Eastern United States
Métrailler Sébastien Switzerland South America, French Guyana, Paraguay, Argentina
Meylan Peter A. USA Panama, Bermuda, USA
Mitchell Joseph C. USA USA
Mittermeier Russell A. USA Madagascar; Brazil; Suriname; Guyana
Mobaraki Asghar Iran Iran
Moler Paul E. USA USA, Vietnam, South Africa
Moll Don USA Global; USA, Costa Rica, Belize, Thailand, Tanzania
Moll Edward O. USA Malaysia, India, United States
Mortimer Jeanne A. Seychelles Current: Seychelles; Previous: Brazil (Rio Trombetas)
Mushinsky Henry R. USA USA
Mwaya Reginald T. Tanzania Tanzania, East Africa sub-region
Noureen Uzma Pakistan Pakistan
Ogle Ronnie M. USA USA and Madagascar
Orenstein Ronald I. Canada Global
Ota Hidetoshi Japan Japan
Owens Thomas C. USA Captive: Global; in-Situ: United States
Páez Vivian P. Colombia Colombia
Pappas Michael J. USA North America (Minnesota and Wisconsin – Upper Mississippi River marsh and river turtles)
Parham James F. USA China, Middle East, West Indies, Cuba, Jamaica
Pauler Ingo Germany Germany and EU
Pearse Devon E. USA USA, Brazil, Venezuela
Pedrono Miguel France Madagascar, Vietnam
Perälä Jarmo Finland Current main focus on France, but also (as previously) all circum-Mediterranean countries; Turkey, Israel, Egypt, Libya, western and central Asia
Pezzuti Juarez C.B. Brazil Brazilian Amazonia
Philippen Hans-Dieter Germany Germany
Platt Kalyar Thailand Myanmar; Thailand; Malaysia
Platt Steven G. USA USA, Burma (Myanmar), Thailand; Indonesia
Plummer Michael V. USA USA
Polisar John USA Nicaragua, Belize, Guatemala, Venezuela, USA
Poynter Bradley USA Southeast Asia; Malaysia
Praschag Peter Austria Global, but in last years India and Bangladesh, best known area Northeast India, but also Pakistan, Myanmar; Austria
Pritchard Peter C.H. USA Guyana, Galapagos (Ecuador), Vietnam, China, Many others from time to time
Quinn Hugh R. USA Asia, USA
Rafeliarisoa Tsilavo H. Madagascar Madagascar
Ramy Angelo M. Madagascar Madagascar, Baly Bay National Parc (Soalala)
Randriamahazo Herilala J.A.R. Madagascar Madagascar
Rao R.J. India India
Raphael Bonnie L. USA Vietnam, USA, Madagascar
Razafindrakoto A. Léon France France; Madagascar
Rhodin Anders G.J. USA Papua New Guinea; Indonesia; USA; South America; Brazil; Puerto Rico; Sweden
Riedle Daren USA USA
Rioux Paquette Sébastien New Zealand Madagascar, Canada
Riyanto Awal Indonesia Indonesia
Rodrigues Maurice USA Madagascar, Myanmar & South Africa
Roosenburg Willem M. USA USA – Eastern United States; Maryland – Chesapeake Bay Region; Ohio – Scioto River Drainage
Rueda-Almonacid José Vicente Colombia Colombia
Salzberg Allen S. USA Global
Saumure Raymond A. USA Canada, USA
Schaffer Chuck USA North America, Southeast Asia; USA
Schaffer Jason Australia Australia
Schoppe Sabine Philippines Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, SE Asia
Scott, Jr. Norman J. USA Paraguay; California, USA
Seidel Michael E. USA USA, West Indies; Dominican Republic; Puerto Rico
Seigel Richard A. USA USA
Selman Will USA USA, Southeast Mississippi
Senneke Darrell USA USA
Shaffer H. Bradley USA USA, Australia, Mexico, new world tropics, China
Sharma Dionysius S.K. Malaysia Malaysia
Shepherd Chris R. Malaysia Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Indonesia
Shi Haitao China China
Singh Shailendra India India
Slimani Tahar Morrocco Southernmost and Saharan areas of Morocco
Smith Lora L. USA USA, formerly Madagascar
Som Sitha Cambodia Most of Cambodia and central Laos (Nakai Plateau)
Souza Franco L. Brazil Brazil
Spinks Phillip Q. USA USA
Spotila James R. USA USA, South Africa, Costa Rica
Starkey David E. USA USA, Australia, and the Caribbean; Dominican Republic; Puerto Rico
Stuart Bryan L. USA Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
Swingland Ian R. United Kingdom Australia, Bangladesh, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Europe, India, Indonesia, PR China, Peru, Sarawak, Seychelles, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, United Kingdom, USA, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Syed Gracia P. USA Mexico, Mesoamerica
Tabaka Chris USA United States- Michigan fauna, Southeast Asia
Taskavak Ertan Turkey Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Israel, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia
Thomas R. Brent USA USA
Thomson Robert C. USA USA
Thomson Scott Australia Australasia; Australia; Papua New Guinea
Thorbjarnarson John B. USA Global; China; Venezuela; Belize; Myanmar; Brazil
Trauth Stanley E. USA USA
Tryon Bern W. USA USA
Tuberville Tracey D. USA United States (eastern), Jamaica
Tucker John K. USA USA (Central)
Türkozan Oguz Turkey Turkey
Valenzuela Nicole USA USA, South America, Colombia, Venezuela
van Dijk Peter Paul USA Global, emphasis on Asia; Thailand; Malaysia; Netherlands
Vargas-Ramirez Mario A. Germany Colombia
Velosoa Juliette Madagascar Madagascar
Vetter Holger Germany Europe; Germany
Vinke Thomas Paraguay Paraguay mainly, additional Latin America, previously Southern Europe
Vogt Richard C. Brazil Amazon Basin, Brazil; Mexico
Walde Andrew D. USA USA & Canada
Walker Ryan C.J. United Kingdom Madagascar
Walsh Timothy J. USA USA, Florida
Walton Elizabeth M. USA USA
Webb Robert G. USA SW USA, northern Mexico, Papua New Guinea; Indonesia
Weissgold Bruce J. USA USA; Global
Wen Cheng China People's Republic of China
Whitaker Nikhil India India
Wilson Dawn S. USA USA; Southwest US
Yasukawa Yuichirou Japan Japan and East Asia
Zaher Hussam Brazil Central and South America; Brazil
Zappalorti Robert T. USA USA, especially the eastern half, and Taiwan
Zeigler F. William USA Malaysia, Indonesia
Zhou Ting China China
Zovickian William H. USA USA; Madagascar
Zuffi Marco A.L. Italy Italy, France and Corsica, Spain, Morocco, Ecuador
Zug George R. USA Oceania; Myanmar
Zwartepoorte Hendrik A. Netherlands Netherlands