Chelodina mccordi

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	TESTUDINES	CHELIDAE

Scientific Name:

Chelodina mccordi

Species Authority:

Rhodin, 1994

Common Name/s:

English

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Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Critically Endangered A1d, B1+2e 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)

History:

1996

–

Vulnerable (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:	Native: Indonesia

Countries:

Native:

Indonesia

Population [top]

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Terrestrial nest sites
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This species occurs only in three separate populations on a single small island (Roti) with 70 km² available habitat. It is collected exclusively for the pet trade, where it commands high prices due to its status as a distinct, restricted-range endemic. It is now considered commercially extinct by Indonesian traders.

Major Threat(s):

This species occurs only in three separate populations on a single small island (Roti) with 70 km² available habitat. It is collected exclusively for the pet trade, where it commands high prices due to its status as a distinct, restricted-range endemic. It is now considered commercially extinct by Indonesian traders.

Conservation Actions [top]

Citation:	Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Chelodina mccordi. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 December 2008.
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