Burmese roofed turtle
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Species: | B. trivittata
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Batagur trivittata | |
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The Burmese roofed turtle (Batagur trivittata) is one of six species of turtle in the genus Batagur of the family Geoemydidae.[1] It is endemic to Myanmar, but was believed to be extinct until rediscovered in 2002.[3] It remains very rare in the wild (only 5 females are known to exist 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][4]
An individual was seen in 2007 in Qingping Market in Guangzhou, China.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e 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" (PDF). 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.
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suggested) (help) - ^ a b Turtle Survival Alliance (8 April 2011). TSA Board Members Inspect the New Facilities in Myanmar. Accessed 27 March 2012.
- ^ Wildlife Conservation Society. (2017, April 11). Egg hunt: Scientists discover eggs of one of world's most endangered turtles. ScienceDaily. Retrieved April 24, 2017 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170411125936.htm
- ^ Gerald Kuchling, China Market: Turtle market survey in China reveals disturbing number of Myanmar endemics and critically endangered species, Turtle Survival Alliance Magazine, 2007,[dead link] p. 8-9. (Includes a photo of the specimen)
- Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Kachuga trivittata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.