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Kaiser, H., Carvalho, V. L., Freed, P., & O’Shea, M. (2010). A widely traveled turtle: mauremys reevesii (testudines: geoemydidae) in timor-leste. Herpetology Notes, 3, 93–96.
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Categories: General Keywords: Geoemydidae, Habitat = habitat, Mauremys, Mauremys reevesii, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Südostasien = South East Asia Creators: Carvalho, Freed, Kaiser, O’Shea Collection: Herpetology Notes |
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During a recent herpetological survey in Timor-Leste we discovered a specimen of the Chinese Pond Turtle (Mauremys reevesii) in the ornamental pond belonging to a hotel in Baucau, the country’s second-largest city. The specimen was secured by the hotel’s owner in 2008 in a banana grove at Becora near Dili, the capital city of Timor-Leste, and kept as a pet. Several other sightings and anecdotal evidence confirm that this species has lived in the eastern part of Timor Island for at least two decades. In this paper, we validate the existence of this species by reporting the first specimen and we provide some additional information on the timing and possible purpose of its introduction into the country.
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