Tortoises Genital system

Testudo hermanni Situs of liver, heart and ovaries

Tortoise Egg follicles and eggs with scale Photo Univ. Zürich

Testudo hermanni Pregnancy

Trachemys s. elegans Egg follicles Photo via accessory bladder

Trachemys s. elegans Ovary active

Testudo hermanni Infundibulum Serosa cells partly filled with vitellin II particles

Testudo graeca Oviduct normal

Testudo hermanni Oviduct normal

Testudo graeca Oviduct normal and active

Terrapene carolina Neonate Yolk sac (*) internalized

Graptemys ouachiticus Oviduct (active) Glandular duct

Indotestudo elongata Oviduct Secretory cells normal

Trachemys s elegans  Cloacoscopy Accessory bladders + exit of rectum

Trachemys s. elegans B95-110 Salpinx Endometrial cysts

Testudo hermanni Oviduct salpingitis

Testudo hermanni Oviduct salpingitis

Indotestudo elongata Oviduct Secretory glands one side normal; Other side degenerated

Trachemys s elegans Oviduct Calcium deposits + loss of secretory glands

Tesudo horsfieldii Ovary Some follicles in resorption

Testudo hermanni Ovary. Secundary follicles next to degenerated follicles (arrows)

Testudo hermanni Ovary. Secundary and degenerated follicles (arrow)

Testudo hermanni Ovary Primary follicles degenerated

Indotestudo elongata Ovary Follicles degenerated

Graptemys sp. Ovary perilymphatic calcium deposit

Graptemys sp. Ovary periarterial calcium deposit +multinucleate cell

Graptemys sp. Ovary perivascular calcium deposit

Trachemys s. elegans Oviduct. Deposition of Calcium, Edema, overfilling lymph vessels

Testudo graeca. One clutch of eggs Embryo’s in different stages of development

Testudo boettgeri Single cell twin. Photo Cees de Boer

Testudo-boettgeri-Single cell-twin.-Photo-Cees de Boer

Trachemys s elegans Egg follicle in resorption

Indotestudo elongata Ovary inflammation

Indotestudo elongata Ovary Necrotic follicles P. Zwart

Indotestudo elongata B05-1838 A Ovary cystic follicles inflamed

Testudo hermanni Infundibulum Serosal space partly filled with Vitellin II particles. Mesothelium swollen.

Testudo hermanni Egg shell with bacteria in superficial layers

Testudo hermanni Clutch of eggs. Differences in sizes

Testudo hermanni Clutch of eggs. Differences in sizes

Testudo hermanni Clutch of Eggs One double shelled (Weights in grammes)

Geochelone pardalis Egg shell Total weight 10.5 gms Two shells -decalcified

Testudo hermanni Calcium deposited around poresT

Testudo hermanni Calcium around pores

Geochelone pardalis Egg shell total weight 12.0 gm Two shells -decalcified Outer shell only partly thin

Geochelone pardalis Egg shell total weight 25 gm Three shells – decalcified

Geochelone carbonaria Egg shell defect; inner membrane defect at the same site

Testudo hermanni Egg shell rough surface

Testudo hermanni Egg shell. Pore surrounded by Ca-deposit

Aldabrachelys  gigantea Egg Thickened shell (6 layers)

Aldabrachelys  gigantea Egg Thickened shell (6 layers)

Testudo hermanni Egg double shell First shell with a normal porus, second one showing Ca-deposit and diverted porus

Testudo hermanni Egg pores. Bacterial contamination

Indotestudo elongata Egg in urinary bladder

Indotestudo elongata Oviduct Local edema (compare normal propria)

Indotestudo elongata Oviduct Local edema (compare normal propria (*))

Testudo hermanni Muscular layer (longitudinal) degenerated

Testudo hermanni Hydrosalpinx

Indotestudo elongata Eggs Left one from the urinary bladder, right one from urodeum