Endangered Black Marsh Turtle, Siebenrockiella crassicollis (Gray, 1831) (Reptilia, Testudines, Geoemydidae): distribution extension and first record from Belitung Island, Indonesia

Black Marsh Turtle, Siebenrockiella crassicollis (Gray, 1831), is a freshwater turtle native across Southeast Asia and is categorized as Endangered according to the IUCN Red List. We report the first record of this species from Belitung, a remote island in Indonesia, based on photographs. The new re...

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Published inCheck list (Luís Felipe Toledo) Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 505 - 508
Main Authors Hasan, Veryl, South, Josie, Valen, Fitri Sil, Andriyono, Sapto
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sofia Pensoft Publishers 01.01.2023
Subjects
Biogeography
ecology
Endangered & extinct species
Field study
Fisheries
freshwater turtle
Habitats
Marshes
New records
Reptiles & amphibians
Siebenrockiella crassicollis
swamp
Threatened species
Wetlands
Wildlife conservation
Indonesia
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Summary:Black Marsh Turtle, Siebenrockiella crassicollis (Gray, 1831), is a freshwater turtle native across Southeast Asia and is categorized as Endangered according to the IUCN Red List. We report the first record of this species from Belitung, a remote island in Indonesia, based on photographs. The new record is approximately 200 km to the east of the nearest locality in Sumatra, and 250 km to the west of the nearest locality in Borneo.
ISSN:1809-127X
1809-127X
DOI:10.15560/19.4.505