admin | Jan 03, 2010
Something new we found on the 2nd January 2010. Soft Shell Turtle (Pelochelys cantorii) we found it on Hotspring Volcano at 17.40pm. We find together with Malaysian divers (Yunice Group). This turtle we saw it sleeping cover with sand nearly coral reef in 5 meters depth. This is the first time we saw it and really… really…
Biografi Pelochelys cantorii
http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/16502/0
Taxonomy
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
REPTILIA |
TESTUDINES |
TRIONYCHIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Pelochelys cantorii |
| Species Authority: |
Gray, 1864 |
Common Name/s:
| English |
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Cantor’s Giant Softshell, Frog-faced Softshell Turtle |
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| Synonym/s: |
Pelochelys cumingii Gray, 1864
Pelochelys poljakowii Strauch, 1890 |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
The conservation assessment of this taxon is complicated by the conviction that the current taxonomic designation hides a complex of several different species. |
Assessment Information
| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Endangered A1cd+2cd ver 2.3 |
| Year Assessed: |
2000 |
| Assessor/s |
Asian Turtle Trade Working Group |
| Evaluator/s: |
Buhlmann, K., Rhodin, A. & van Dijk, P.P. (Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Red List Authority) |
Justification:
P. cantorii is threatened over much of its range due to direct exploitation and habitat loss. It is found for sale in all markets in coastal areas of Bangladesh and in Indonesia is traded at low but steady volumes. The same situation is presumed to exist in many of the other range states. |
| History: |
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Geographic Range
| Countries: |
Native: Bangladesh; Cambodia; China; India; Indonesia; Lao People’s Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Thailand; Viet Nam |
Habitat and Ecology
| Systems: |
Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Citation: |
Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Pelochelys cantorii. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 January 2010. |
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