Pelusios seychellensis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	TESTUDINES	PELOMEDUSIDAE

Scientific Name:

Pelusios seychellensis

Species Authority:

(Siebenrock, 1906)

Common Name/s:

English

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Seychelles Black Terrapin, Seychelles Mud Turtle, Seychelles Terrapin

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Extinct ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2003

Assessor/s

Gerlach, J.

Evaluator/s:

Baard, E., Bour, R., Gibbons, W., Iverson, J. & Rhodin, A. (Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Red List Authority)

Justification:
Only three specimens are known, collected in 1895. One individual collected in 1994 was suggested to belong to this species, but this identification is ambiguous. It is possible that hybridization with P. castanoides intergularis may have occurred. The genetic relationships between the type specimens and living P. castanoides intergularis are currently under investigation. Intensive searches for P. seychellensis since 1996 have failed to locate any individuals.

History:

1996	–	Vulnerable (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1994	–	Insufficiently Known (Groombridge 1994)
1990	–	Insufficiently Known (IUCN 1990)
1988	–	Insufficiently Known (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	P. seychellensis is known from only three specimens collected in 1895 from an unknown locality in the Seychelles. The precise origin of the type specimen is unknown, but it is suspected to have been Mahé.
Countries:	Regionally extinct: Seychelles

Population [top]

Population:	Unknown.

Population:

Unknown.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Not known.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	All Pelusios terrapins are protected by Seychelles law. Research into the status of P. seychellensis was recommended as a high priority in the 1989 Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Action Plan (Swingland and Klemens 1989). Despite intensive surveys since 196, no individuals have been found.

Conservation Actions:

All Pelusios terrapins are protected by Seychelles law. Research into the status of P. seychellensis was recommended as a high priority in the 1989 Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Action Plan (Swingland and Klemens 1989). Despite intensive surveys since 196, no individuals have been found.

Citation:	Gerlach, J. 2003. Pelusios seychellensis. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 07 January 2009.
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