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Rafetus euphraticus

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Taxonomy

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	TESTUDINES	TRIONYCHIDAE

Scientific Name:

Rafetus euphraticus

Species Authority:

(Daudin, 1801)

Common Name/s:

English

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Euphrates Softshell Turtle

Synonym/s:

Testudo euphratica Daudin, 1801

Trionyx euphraticus (Daudin, 1801)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered A1ac+2c ver 2.3
Year Published:	1996
Annotations:	Needs updating
Assessor/s:	European Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group
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Geographic Range [top]

Countries:	Native: Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Syrian Arab Republic; Turkey
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Semi-aquatic
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Citation:	European Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group 1996. Rafetus euphraticus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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