Burmese roofed turtle

Burmese roofed turtle
Female
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Geoemydidae
Genus: Batagur
Species:
B. trivittata
Binomial name
Batagur trivittata
(Duméril & Bibron, 1835)[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • 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)

The Burmese roofed turtle (Batagur trivittata) is one of six turtle species in the genus Batagur of the family Geoemydidae.[2] It is a freshwater turtle that is endemic to the rivers of Myanmar. It was once a common and abundant turtle in its respective habitat. As populations began facing rapid decline, eventually the species was thought to be extinct, until two subpopulations were rediscovered in 2001 in the Chindwin and Dokhtawady rivers.[4] Less than 10 mature individuals were known by 2018.[1] The Burmese roofed turtle is one of the most critically endangered turtle species in the world.[5]

In 2007, an illegally traded individual was seen in Qingping market in Guangzhou, China.[6]

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  2. ^ a b Rhodin, A.G.J.; van Dijk, P.P.; Inverson, J.B.; Shaffer, H.B. (2010). "Turtles of the world, 2010 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs. 5: 107–108. doi:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v3.2010. ISBN 978-0965354097.
  3. ^ Fritz, U.; Havaš, P. (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 226. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Back from the brink, baby Burmese roofed turtles make their debut". Mongabay Environmental News. 2020-08-28. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  6. ^ Kuchling, G. (2007). "China Market: Turtle market survey in China reveals disturbing number of Myanmar endemics and critically endangered species" (PDF). Turtle Survival Alliance Newsletter (August): 8–9.