Geoclemys hamiltonii

Threats

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	TESTUDINES	GEOEMYDIDAE

Scientific Name:

Species Authority:

(Gray, 1831)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Black Pond Turtle, Black Spotted Turtle, Hamilton's Terrapin, Spotted Pond Turtle
French	–	Géoclemmyde D' Hamilton, Tortue De Hamilton
Spanish	–	Galápago Rayado

Synonym/s:

Emys hamiltonii Gray, 1831

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable A1d+2d ver 2.3

Year Assessed:

2000

Assessor/s

Asian Turtle Trade Working Group

Evaluator/s:

Buhlmann, K., Rhodin, A. & van Dijk, P.P. (Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Red List Authority)

Justification:
Considered Endangered in Bangladesh; Vulnerable in India; and no information was available for Nepal or Pakistan.

History:

Countries:	Native: Bangladesh; India; Nepal; Pakistan

Countries:

Native:

Bangladesh; India; Nepal; Pakistan

Systems:	Freshwater

Systems:

Freshwater

Major Threat(s):	Traded in some numbers in international consumption trade despite listing on CITES Appendix I.

Major Threat(s):

Traded in some numbers in international consumption trade despite listing on CITES Appendix I.

Conservation Actions:	On CITES Appendix I.

Conservation Actions:

On CITES Appendix I.

Citation:	Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Geoclemys hamiltonii. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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