January 11, 2006:
I have started adding as many of the original descriptions of Australasian species as I can, I have almost
all of them. They will be available as both pdf downloads and for reading online. I believe the
disemmination of taxonomic works is of paramount importance hence I hope people find this useful. Any
researchers who think I have left their descriptions out please feel free to contact me and E-mail me
a pdf. I will happily make them available. Please note though this is a work in progress. You will find
them in the Literature section. Scott Thomson
March 19, 2010:
Well it has been a while but I am going to start expanding this site again. I took a few years off as can be seen
by the large delay between messages on here. Please I hope people will forgive me for this. Anyway, I am currently
in the USA and will be here (in Warren, PA) for another 12 months before I move down to Sao Pauulo, Brazil.
As such I am expanding my interests and this site to Gondwannan Turtles. Hence I will begin expanding the Chelid
section to include South American taxa, and will add Pelomedusids and relevant Cryptodires also. Please not that
my email address has changed hence if you want to contact me ensure you use scott.thomson321@gmail.com
to get a hold of me. I am also on Facebook as Scott Thomson and Skype as "Faendalimas" I am hopeful people can find me. Scott Thomson
Carettochelys.com is a site dedicated to the accurate and up to date information on Gondwanan
Turtles of the families Chelidae;
Pelomedusidae and
Carettochelydidae. This will mean an expansion of our
previous coverage to South America and possible Africa. We are building an extensive PDF library where
you can download scientific papers on these species and also present a significant number of these papers in web form where we can do so.
Our central mission is to be a source of information. Sources on anything to do with these turtles
wether that be the scientific study or the captive husbandry of them. We strive for accuracy and
accountability to that accuracy. Hence where possible all information is cited and those publications
are available here.
©Scott Thomson,
Jan Matiaska, &
Nathaly Baggi,
2003-2010