Indotestudo forstenii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA TESTUDINES TESTUDINIDAE

Scientific Name: Indotestudo forstenii
Species Authority: (Schlegel & Müller, 1845)
Common Name/s:
English Celebes Tortoise, Forsten's Tortoise, Travancore Tortoise
French Tortue Des Celèbes, Tortue De Tranvancore
Spanish Tortuga Marrón De La India
Synonym/s:
testudo forstenii Schlegel & Müller, 1845

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Endangered   A1cd+2cd   ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 2000
Assessor/s: Asian Turtle Trade Working Group
Reviewer/s: Buhlmann, K., Rhodin, A. & van Dijk, P.P. (Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Red List Authority)
Justification:
This assessment refers to the Sulawesi population only. The Indian population is treated separately as I. travancorica. Indonesia has an annual export quota of 450 for the Sulawesi population (S. Platt, pers. comm.). Animals occur in substantial numbers in both the food and pet trade.
History:
1996 Vulnerable (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1994 Rare (Groombridge 1994)
1990 Rare (IUCN 1990)
1988 Rare (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986 Rare (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)
1982 Rare

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Indonesia

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is listed on CITES Appendix II.
Citation: Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Indotestudo forstenii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012.
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