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Platysternon megacephalum

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA TESTUDINES PLATYSTERNIDAE

Scientific Name: Platysternon megacephalum
Species Authority: Gray, 1831
Common Name/s:
English – Big-headed Turtle
Synonym/s:
Platysternon megacephalum subspecies peguense Gray, 1870
Platysternon megacephalum subspecies shiui Ernst & McCord, 1987

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Endangered A1d+2d 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:
Considered Endangered due to specific trade demand in Lao and Viet Nam. It may be either Vulnerable or Endangered in China (main range state). The small populations in Thailand are Vulnerable (OEPP 1997); the situation in Myanmar is unknown.
History:
1996 – Data Deficient (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1996 – Data Deficient

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
China; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Myanmar; Thailand; Viet Nam
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is listed on CITES Appendix II.
Citation: Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Platysternon megacephalum. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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