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Platt, S. G., Ko, W. K., Platt, K., Myo, K. M., Soe, M. M., & Rainwater, T. R. (2012). Species inventory and conservation status of chelonians in natma taung national park, myanmar. Hamadryad, 36(1), 1–11.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Platt2012a View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Amyda cartilaginea, Cyclemys fusca, Geoemydidae, Habitat - habitat, Heosemys depressa, Indotestudo elongata, Schildkröten - turtles + tortoises, Südasien - Southern Asia, Testudinidae, Trionychidae Creators: Ko, Myo, Platt, Platt, Rainwater, Soe Collection: Hamadryad |
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We conducted a baseline species inventory and assessed the conservation status of chelonians inhabiting Natma Taung National Park (NTNP) and surrounding areas of the southern Chin Hills, Myanmar during May–June 2011. We verified the occurrence of Indotestudo elongata, Cyclemys fusca, and Amyda cartilaginea in the park. Shells of Heosemys depressa confiscated from wildlife traders near NTNP are thought to have originated from northern Rakhine State, but contrary to our earlier predictions we found nothing to indicate this species occurs in the southern Chin Hills. Indotestudo elongata and C. fusca are subject to widespread subsistence harvest at levels that are probably unsustainable, at least in populated areas. However, there seems to be little commercial harvest of either species, possibly due to the high cost of transporting turtles to distant markets and the fact that agriculture yields a much greater financial return. In contrast, Amyda cartilaginea populations in the southern Chin Hills have been decimated by a continuing commercial harvest.
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