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Morenia petersi

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA TESTUDINES GEOEMYDIDAE

Scientific Name: Morenia petersi
Species Authority: (Anderson, 1879)
Common Name/s:
English – Indian Eyed Turtle
Synonym/s:
Batagur petersi Anderson, 1879

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable   A1cd+2d   ver 2.3
Year Published: 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:
Considered Vulnerable in Bangladesh, where it is the most commonly traded species; also LR/nt or VU in India. In East Asian food markets, supply reached peaks of 30 tons per day between April 1996 and May 1997, but disappeared from markets by 1998 (B. Chan and R. Kan, pers. comms.).
History:
1996 – Lower Risk/near threatened (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Bangladesh; India
Presence uncertain:
Nepal
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Population [top]

Population: The population is considered to be declining. A commonly traded species In east Asian food markets, where supply reached peaks of 30 tons/day in April–May of 1996–97, but disappeared from markets by 1998.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Citation: Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Morenia petersi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2012.
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