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Ly, T., Hoang, H. D., & Stuart, B. L. (2011). Market turtle mystery solved in vietnam. Biological Conservation, 144(5), 1767–1771.
Added by: Sarina Wunderlich (25 Jun 2011 12:41:45 UTC) |
| Resource type: Journal Article DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.03.004 BibTeX citation key: Ly2011 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Habitat = habitat, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Südostasien = South East Asia Creators: Hoang, Ly, Stuart Collection: Biological Conservation |
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Asian turtles are overharvested for food, medicinal purposes and pets, and most species are now at risk of extinction (‘Asian turtle crisis’). As a result of high levels of trade, some species of Asian turtles are known to science mostly or only from animals found in trade. The Vietnamese box turtle (Cuora picturata) was described in 1998 and is known only from markets. This species is likely to be highly threatened, and identifying the origin of this “market species” is imperative if it is to be conserved. We used evidence from phylogeny, biogeography and trade patterns to focus field searches for this species, and in July 2010–January 2011 found it in the wild at three localities on the Langbian Plateau of southern Vietnam. This discovery provides the first opportunity to conserve the Vietnamese box turtle, and provides hope for determining the wild origin of other rare Asian turtles that remain known only from commercial trade.
Added by: Sarina Wunderlich |