Big data can cause big mistakes: using the Societas Europaea Herpetologica atlas by Sillero et al. (2014), the distribution of Emys orbicularis will be misunderstood

Vamberger, Melita; Fritz, Uwe

doi:10.2478/s11756-018-0033-6

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“…A phylogenetic study using seven nuclear genes (Spinks and Shaffer, 2009) found E. orbicularis to be paraphyletic with respect to trinacris: E. o. hellenica was sister to a clade containing trinacris and the remaining lineages of E. orbicularis. This led SBC2010 to conclude that trinacris should not be recognised as a species, which has been criticised by Vamberger and Fritz (2018). While trinacris is the most basal lineage in mtDNA trees (Fritz et al, 2005(Fritz et al, , 2007, this position is weakly supported, and the level of mtDNA divergence between trinacris and the other lineages is not clearly larger than that between some lineages of E. orbicularis.…”

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Species list of the European herpetofauna – 2020 update by the Taxonomic Committee of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica

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The last species list of the European herpetofauna was published by Speybroeck, Beukema and Crochet (2010). In the meantime, ongoing research led to numerous taxonomic changes, including the discovery of new species-level lineages as well as reclassifications at genus level, requiring significant changes to this list. As of 2019, a new Taxonomic Committee was established as an official entity within the European Herpetological Society, Societas Europaea Herpetologica (SEH). Twelve members from nine European countries reviewed, discussed and voted on recent taxonomic research on a case-by-case basis. Accepted changes led to critical compilation of a new species list, which is hereby presented and discussed. According to our list, 301 species (95 amphibians, 15 chelonians, including six species of sea turtles, and 191 squamates) occur within our expanded geographical definition of Europe. The list includes 14 non-native species (three amphibians, one chelonian, and ten squamates).

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“…The subfamily Emydinae includes only 11 species, including the turtles of the genus Emys. The polytypic European pond turtle Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus 1758), which is widely spread in Eurasia and the Maghreb, and the endemic Sicilian pond turtle, Emys trinacris , Fritz et al, 2005, are the only species belonging to the genus Emys , and the only Palearctic representatives of the predominantly Nearctic family Emydidae [ 6 , 7 ]. A third species has been proposed, namely Emys blandingii [ 1 , 8 ], but its taxonomic placement in the genus Emys or in the genus Emydoidea is still under debate [ 9 , 10 ].…”

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Molecular Cytogenetic Characterization of the Sicilian Endemic Pond Turtle Emys trinacris and the Yellow-Bellied Slider Trachemys scripta scripta (Testudines, Emydidae)

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Turtles, a speciose group consisting of more than 300 species, demonstrate karyotypes with diploid chromosome numbers ranging from 2n = 26 to 2n = 68. However, cytogenetic analyses have been conducted only to 1/3rd of the turtle species, often limited to conventional staining methods. In order to expand our knowledge of the karyotype evolution in turtles, we examined the topology of the (TTAGGG)n telomeric repeats and the rDNA loci by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) on the karyotypes of two emydids: the Sicilian pond turtle, Emys trinacris, and the yellow-bellied slider, Trachemys scripta scripta (family Emydidae). Furthermore, AT-rich and GC-rich chromosome regions were detected by DAPI and CMA3 stains, respectively. The cytogenetic analysis revealed that telomeric sequences are restricted to the terminal ends of all chromosomes and the rDNA loci are localized in one pair of microchromosomes in both species. The karyotype of the Sicilian endemic E. trinacris with diploid number 2n = 50, consisting of 13 pairs of macrochromosomes and 12 pairs of microchromosomes, is presented here for first time. Our comparative examination revealed similar cytogenetic features in Emys trinacris and the closely related E. orbicularis, as well as to other previously studied emydid species, demonstrating a low rate of karyotype evolution, as chromosomal rearrangements are rather infrequent in this group of turtles.

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“…Producing the best distribution data requires continuous updates, both because our knowledge of species distribution and diversity continuously update, and because species range are not static, but can undergo fast modifications in response to global changes. Contrary to what is suggested in Vamberger & Fritz (2018), the NA2RE platform at present does not provide a direct downloading process. All data hosted in NA2RE are, however, freely available to the public as Supplementary Material in Sillero et al (2014b).…”

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“…This collaborative effort was conceived to highlight gaps in species distribution ranges, while acknowledging the need for progressive updating to include new described taxa and occurrence records. On the basis of the analysis of the distribution of Emys orbicularis, Vamberger & Fritz (2018) recommended not to use the online version (the NA2RE platform; Sillero et al 2014a) of the New Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe (Sillero et al 2014b) for ecological niche modelling because of errors in labelling of data related to introduced populations and because of missing data within the native range. We hereby reply to their comments.…”

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NA2RE is reliable but aims for improvement: an answer to Vamberger and Fritz (2018)

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Big data can cause big mistakes: using the Societas Europaea Herpetologica atlas by Sillero et al. (2014), the distribution of Emys orbicularis will be misunderstood

Cited by 5 publications

References 19 publications

Species list of the European herpetofauna – 2020 update by the Taxonomic Committee of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica

Species list of the European herpetofauna – 2020 update by the Taxonomic Committee of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica

Molecular Cytogenetic Characterization of the Sicilian Endemic Pond Turtle Emys trinacris and the Yellow-Bellied Slider Trachemys scripta scripta (Testudines, Emydidae)

NA2RE is reliable but aims for improvement: an answer to Vamberger and Fritz (2018)

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