Penile Prolapse in Euphrates soft-shelled turtle (Rafetus euphraticus Daudin, 1802)
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2015
Yazarlar: Zafer Doğu, Faruk Aral, Erdinç Şahinöz, Ertan TAŞKAVAK
Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Uluslararası, 2015, cilt 32, ss 169-172
DOI: 10.12714/egejfas.2015.32.3.08
Özet
Male tortoises are occasionally presented with a prolapsed phallus (penis). The penis is retracted except during mating, trauma, or death; it lies in the ventral floor of the cloaca. Male Euphrates soft-shelled turtle constituted the study material. Clinically, necrotic areas in the phallus were observed. After the local anesthesia and analgesia, phallus was inserted into the base of cloaca. This case is the first phallus prolapse case of the male Euphrates soft-shelled turtle.