Burmese roofed turtle
Burmese roofed turtle |
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Female |
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Scientific classification |
Kingdom: |
Animalia |
Phylum: |
Chordata |
Class: |
Reptilia |
Order: |
Testudines |
Family: |
Geoemydidae[1] |
Genus: |
Batagur[1] |
Species: |
B. trivittata |
Binomial name |
Batagur trivittata (Duméril & Bibron, 1835)[1] |
Synonyms[2] |
- Emys trivittata Duméril & Bibron, 1835
- Batagur trivittata Theobald, 1868
- Kachuga peguensis Gray, 1869
- Kachuga trilineata Gray, 1869
- Kachuga fusca Gray, 1870
- Batagur iravadica Anderson, 1879
- Clemmys iravadica Boettger, 1888
- Kachuga trivittata Boulenger, 1889
- Kachuga (Pangshura) trivitata Gurley, 2003 (ex errore)
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The Burmese roofed turtle (Batagur trivittata) is one of six species of turtle in the genus Batagur of the Geoemydidae family.[1]
It is endemic to Myanmar, but was believed to be extinct until rediscovered in 2002.[3] It remains very rare in the wild, but a conservation project has been successful and several hundred are now kept in the Yadanabon Zoological Gardens in Mandalay and a turtle conservation center in Lawkananda Park, Bagan.[3]
An individual was seen in 2007 in Qingping Market in Guangzhou, China.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the world, 2010 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs 5: 000.107–000.108. doi:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v3.2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-15.
- ↑ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2): 226. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- 1 2 Turtle Survival Alliance (8 April 2011). TSA Board Members Inspect the New Facilities in Myanmar. Accessed 27 March 2012.
- ↑ Gerald Kuchling, China Market: Turtle market survey in China reveals disturbing number of Myanmar endemics and critically endangered species, Turtle Survival Alliance Magazine, 2007, p. 8-9. (Includes a photo of the specimen)