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Old 12-05-2017, 06:20 PM   #1
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Dahl's toad-headed turtle threatened by fragmented habitat, shrinking populations

A recent study shows that the Dahl's Toad-headed Turtle (Mesoclemmys dahli), a rare reptile found only in Colombia, is threatened with extinction due to alarmingly small and fragmented populations and high levels of inbreeding.



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