Pelochelys bibroni

Threats

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	TESTUDINES	TRIONYCHIDAE

Scientific Name:

Pelochelys bibroni

Species Authority:

(Owen, 1853)

Common Name/s:

English

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Asian Giant Softshell Turtle, Striped New Guinea Softshell Turtle

Synonym/s:

Trionyx bibroni Owen, 1853

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable A1cd+2cd 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:
Criteria changed from 1996 to include expected continuing decline in the future.

History:

1996

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Vulnerable

Countries:	Native: Indonesia; Papua New Guinea Presence uncertain: Australia
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Systems:	Freshwater

Systems:

Freshwater

Major Threat(s):	There is significant trade in this species for local consumption in Papua New Guinea.

Major Threat(s):

There is significant trade in this species for local consumption in Papua New Guinea.

Conservation Actions:	It is listed on CITES Appendix II.

Conservation Actions:

It is listed on CITES Appendix II.

Citation:	Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Pelochelys bibroni. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012.
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