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Manouria impressa

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA TESTUDINES TESTUDINIDAE

Scientific Name: Manouria impressa
Species Authority: (Günther, 1882)
Common Name/s:
English – Impressed Tortoise
French – Tortue Imprimée
Spanish – Tortuga Marrón De Burma

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable A1acd, B1+2acd ver 2.3
Year Published: 2000
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Asian Turtle Trade Working Group
Reviewer/s: Buhlmann, K., Rhodin, A. & van Dijk, P.P. (Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Listed as Endangered in Thailand (OEPP 1997); considered Vulnerable in Lao and Viet Nam.
History:
1996 – Vulnerable
1994 – Insufficiently Known (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Insufficiently Known (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Insufficiently Known (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986 – Insufficiently Known (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar; Thailand; Viet Nam
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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. Manouria impressa. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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