Taxon ID: 44,791 Total records: 39,143 |
Platysternon megacephalum
Country
Country | Lao PDR |
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Continent Ocean | Asia |
Classification
Kingdom | Animalia (COL) |
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Phylum | Chordata (COL) |
Class | Reptilia (COL) |
Order | Testudines (COL) |
Family | Chelydridae (COL) |
Taxonomy
Genus | Platysternon | Reference | |
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Species | megacephalum | IUCN Threat Status-Year | Endangered, 2000 |
SubSpecies | Nat'l Threat Status-Year | Not Evaluated, 2000 | |
Infraspecies | Reason for Change | ||
Infraspecies Rank | CITES | ||
Taxonomic Group | Reptiles | Native Status | Native |
Scientific Name Author | Gray, 1831 | Country Distribution | Lao PDR; |
Citation | Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Platysternon megacephalum (errata version published in 2016). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2000: e.T17585AUK.2000.RLTS.T17585A7142204.en. Downloaded on 05 March 2020. | Description | 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. CONSERVATION ACTIONS It is listed on CITES Appendix II. |
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Growth Parameters
Temperature | 0 | Observed Weight | 0 |
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Individual Count | 0 | GML Features | |
Observerd Individual Count | 0 | Notes |
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Additional Info
Synonyms To Manage Synonyms for Platysternon megacephalum, click this link: Synonyms. |
Platysternon macrocephalus Agassiz, 1960 ¦ Platysternon megacephalum Duméril & Bibron, 1835 ¦ Platysternon megacephalus Hardwicke & Gray, 1835 ¦ Platysternon platycephalum Mertens, 1959 ¦ Platysternum megacephalum Boulenger, 1889 ¦ Platysternum megalocephalum Stanek, 1959 ¦ |
Common Names To Manage Common Names for Platysternon megacephalum, click this link: Common Names. |
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Species Record Updated By:
Carlos Aurelio Callangan
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