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Platysternon megacephalum

Country

Country	Thailand
Continent Ocean	Asia

Classification

Kingdom	Animalia (COL)
Phylum	Chordata (COL)
Class	Reptilia (COL)
Order	Testudines (COL)
Family	Chelydridae (COL)

Taxonomy

Genus	Platysternon	Reference
SubGenus		Vernacular Name
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	Thailand;
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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Record Level

Date Last Modified	2020-03-06 11:21:44
Institution Code	ACBBISS-TH
Collection Code	44793
Catalog Number	ACBBISS-TH-44793
Record URL	http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2019/details/species/id/9e3d4546e9f1e79be8b7e03d1ec7752a; https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17585/97386926; http://www.myanmarchm.gov.mm/en_US/biodiversity/plant/reptile/

Growth Parameters

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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.	Big-headed Turtle ()
Localities To Manage Localities for Platysternon megacephalum, click this link: Localities.	No Locality records in database.

Species Record Updated By: Carlos Aurelio Callangan