@article{fdi:010063145,
  title = {{T}urtles and tortoises of {T}ogo : historical data, distribution, ecology, and conservation},
  author = {{S}egniagbeto, {G}. {H}. and {B}our, {R}. and {O}hler, {A}. and {D}ubois, {A}. and {R}odel, {M}. {O}. and {T}rape, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {F}retey, {J}. and {P}etrozzi, {F}. and {L}uiselli, {L}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he chelonian fauna of {T}ogo ({W}est {A}frica) has been scarcely studied to date. {I}n this article, we review and summarize all available data on the distribution, ecology, and conservation status of the chelonian species of {T}ogo and present a short historical perspective on the development of studies on these reptiles. {O}verall, 13 chelonian species are found in {T}ogo, 4 being marine, 3 terrestrial, and 6 freshwater. {A}mong the marine species, only 2 of them nest on {T}ogolese beaches ({L}epidochelys olivacea and {D}ermochelys coriacea). {T}wo species ({C}helonia mydas and {L}. olivacea) are still locally common. {C}oncerning the terrestrial and freshwater species, they differed remarkably in terms of their distribution by ecological zone. {C}luster analyses revealed the existence of 3 clusters of species, 1 that contains the "forest" species, 1 accommodating the {S}udanese savannah species, and a third cluster for the generalist savannah species. {T}he conservation status of the various species and their dissimilarities in terms of threat score categories were assessed through a multivariate model following published work on {A}frican chelonian species in general. {T}he results of this model indicate that the potentially most threatened species in {T}ogo are {K}inixys erosa, {K}inixys homeana, and the 2 {C}yclanorbis species ({C}. senegalensis and {C}. elegans), with {T}rionyx triunguis also being possibly seriously threatened. {O}verall, using the {I}nternational {U}nion for {C}onservation of {N}ature {R}ed {L}ist criteria, the concurrent presence of 2 {C}ritically {E}ndangered ({K}. homeana, {C}. elegans), 1 {E}ndangered ({K}. erosa), and several {V}ulnerable species shows that the chelonian fauna of {T}ogo should be of priority relevance for the competent international agencies.},
  keywords = {{R}eptilia ; {T}estudines ; {C}helonia ; {T}ogo ; {W}est {A}frica ; natural history ; biology ; conservation status ; {TOGO}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}helonian {C}onservation and {B}iology},
  volume = {13},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {152--165},
  ISSN = {1071-8443},
  year = {2014},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010063145},
}