Contribution to the knowledge of the macroscopic and microscopic anatomy of turtle Podocnemis vogli ; Contribución al conocimiento de la anatomía macroscópica y microscópica de la tortuga sabanera Podocnemis vogli

The macroscopic and microscopic anatomy of the digestive, respiratory, and urogenital systems of ten specimens of turtle Podocnemis vogli (Pelomedusidae), five males and five females, were described morphometric relationships of organs were also established, the straight carapace length (LCR), height and weight of the same animal. These specimens were clinically healthy, the animals came from the Ocarros Biopark zoo in Villavicencio city, Meta, Colombia, they were subjected to quarantine for twenty days in a pond with dry area, located on the farm of the University of the Llanos. During this p... Mehr ...