Platysternon megacephalum
| 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 |
|
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Endangered
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 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)
|
|
Geographic Range
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| Countries: |
Native:
China; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Myanmar; Thailand; Viet Nam
|
Habitat and Ecology
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial; Freshwater |
