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lliitor:Mitor: E.O. Moll NEWSLETTER Dept. 0:Pof 7.0010/T,Y7.oo1op;y fustern Illinois UniversityUniversity Charleston, Illinois 6192061920 USA

Number 33 February ]982]982

FRESH'HATERFRES'H}TATER TRADE:TRADE: DRUGS

A little reported but signi~icantsignificant drain on thethe turtleturtle populationspopulations withinwithin thethe Oriental RegionRe~ion is their use in thethe making o~of medicinesmedicines andand tonics.tonics. TurtleTurtle derivedderived drup.sdru~s have been used by the Chinese for treatingtreatin~ certain ailmentsailments sincesince [l.tfl.t leastleast 27372737 B.B. C.C. (Nanking(Nankin~ Pharmaceutics School 1961). Traditionallytionally ChinemysChinemys reev~sii~~sii __ hashas beenbeen oneone of the most ~opularpopular snecies :Porfor this ~urpose.purpose. Althoup,hAlthouph thethe meat~meat~ gall,~all, blood,blood, andand urineurine are all used for medical preparations, it isis thethe pIA.d.ralplA.Rt.ral scutesscutes whichwhich a.reare mostmost important.important. A drug called '·Gui"Gui Ban'-Ran" is prepared by heating thethe s'cutesscutes untiluntil aa p-elatinouspelatinous pastepaste is formed. It is used ~orfor a variety o~of problems includin~ tuberculosis,tuberculosis, leukorrhea,leukorrhea, menorrhagia, chronic malaria or dysentery, lethar~,lethargy, piles,piles, ricketsrickets andand failurefailure ofof aa childschilds \ skull bones to p:rowgrow togetherto~ether... A similar drugdrug with manymany ofof thethe samesame usesuses isis preparedprepared ._from the carapace of sinensis and isis called "Biejia'~."Biejia'~. \ ~here are no figures on thethe numbers o~of turtlesturtles beingbein~ slaughteredslaughtered inin ChinaChina eacheach year for use in medicines but it is evident that thethe supplysupply isis insu:P~icientinsufficient toto satisf'ysatisfy the demand. China is currently importingimportin~ fromfrom surroundingsurrounding countriescountries toto satisfy this need. II first became aware o~of thisthis tradetrade whenwhen readingreading anan artj.clearticle byby Dr.Dr. Shibata (1975) of the Osaka Museum in which he mentioned thatthat atat leastleast 55 nonnon f"'hinesef'hinese o~of turtles were being importedimported intointo P.:onp:P.:on~ KongKonp; toto substitutesubstitute forfor ChinemysChinemys inin the Makingl'lakinp: 0:Pof rruiGui Ran.Ban. Shibata identified CyclemysCyclemys dentata,9-entata, fTeosem,vsFeosemys p;randis,~randisJMalayeJl1.Ys subtri,jupa,sUbtri,juga, rreocheloneGeochelone elongata and 9,..Q.. irn.pressawhichalliIll.pressa.whichall occurredoccurred inin ThailandThailand andand assumedassumed that probably this is where thethe shipmentsshiprrlents orip;1nated. MoreMore recentlyrecently Dr.Dr. RhezaRheza KhanKhan ourour representative in Ban~ladeshBangladesh mentioned thatthat large numbersnumbers ofof turtlesturtles inin hishis countrycountry werewere also being shipped to Hong Kong, presU1nablypresumably for thethe samesame purpose.purpose. In to determine if this tradeisae~i.QU6tl~ffectingtradeisae~in~s!l~ffectin~thethe speciesspecies o:Pof thethe area,area, II hweh~e begun to search for statistics on the subject.subject. TheThe :Pirstfirst returnsreturns areare in:in: InIn thethe last 6 months 154,146Kp;154,146Kg of freshwater turtles werewere importedimportedintointo HongHong Konp:;Kong; 133,133,428Kg428Kp; were from Bangladesh and 20, 718Kg718Kp; fromfrom Thailand. The majority ofof turtlesturtles inin thesethese shipments were said to be ca. 5 KgKp; which translatestranslates intointo overover 2600026000 turtlesturtles fromfrom BangladeshBangladesh and over 4000 from Thailand. From thethe standpoint ofof conservationconservation thisthis tradetrade hashas veryvery serious implications. The ~ullfull extent of thethe problemproblem isis diff'iculdifficultt toto assessassess sincesince tradetrade within each countryo~tencountry often requires no permits or accounting.accountin~. AlsoAlso whilewhile thethe ChineseChinese rankrank as the ~reatestgreatest consumers of turtles for drup.sdru~s and tonics,tonics, thethe practicepractice isis notnot restrictedrestricted to them. The J auaneseA.nanese use rruiGui BanRan under thethe name ofof F'J.ban.F".iban. II recentlyrecently readread (The(The MalayMalay Nature .Tournal,,Tournal, June 1981) that pep pillSpills madeJl1.ade fromfrom turtlesturtles ofof South-Fast AsiaAsia (probab~Y(probably a Kiban preparation) were being marketed inin Japan.Japan. InIn IndiaIndia LissemysLissemys punctatapunctata areare beingbeing widely sold as a treatmenttreatment ~orfor tuberculosis. InIn Malaysia,Malaysia,. aa MoslemMoslem country,country, turtlesturtles ~eare eaten less but thethe eRgseg~s o:Pof many species are heavily exploitedexploited bothboth asas foodfood andand . because. they have reputed aphrodisiacal properties (a(a commoncommon beliefbelief inin tropicaltropical countriescountries 2

worldwide) .

collectin~ medicines~

19:14-22. Zoo International Book I am interested in more information on.the use Year of turtles in

~uantities 1979. R.E. Honegger, identification. future for and amphibians anywhere in the world, If you can supply any dRta on medicinalMarking use or of

turtles being utilized in your area, I would appreciate hearinp, from you.

reptiles. sex to used methods of review

CATALOGUE OF AMFlRICAN AMPHIBIANS AND RF.PI'ILFS A • , • ~4! ...... -.-­

1978. Reptilien. bei Geschlechtsbestimmunp, R.E. Honegger, Salamandra 11~(2):69-7~.

01602. In the early sixtys, the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetolop,ists Massachusetts Worcester, College, State Worcester Biology, of Dept. Address:

turtle. the to nonharmful are which study history life for methods recent of review began the ambitious project of providing individual accounts for all of the reptilesA

and amphibians of America. Fach account includes a synono~y, a definition of the taxon,

52(3):121-126. 1981. BIOS research. turtle endanp,ered to approaches New T.E. a description, a list of available illustrations, the fossil record, citations of Graham,

pertinent literature and a range map. To date accounts are available for 51 species

10010, 345 USA. N.Y. York, New South, Avenue Park of turtles and an additional 54 accounts are in various states of completion. CarlUNlPUB,

$13.00 to postage plus US sendinp, by ordered be may Guidelines the Ernst, editor of the Testudines Section has been kind enough to provide the list of

Copies Programme. Environment Nations United by Published plants. and of the accounts which i have appended. The pro,1ect is now administered·' by the

1981, wild live of shipment ror preparation and transport for Guidelines Society for Study of Amphibians and Reptiles and anyone wishing to subscribe or CTTIF.S

ad.ditional inf'orI'lationabout the catalop:ue ca.n write:

address) Blanc's ofr Newsletter

Stephen G. Tilley 1 conservation andldescribes (See p,overnment. Tunesian the by initiated legislation

declines documents leProsa, trade pet the to due turtles two the populations Dept. of Biological Sciencesin o~

distribution a includes paper This caspica and orbicularis of Smith College map

Northampton,~ Massachusetts 01060 USA

51-66. (1-2): 55

terrestre Tortues des protection de Tunis, Pasteur Inst. Archs. dulJap,uicole. et

Reptiles les sur Notes C.P. BLANC, perspectives et Distribution - III Tunisie:

PUBLICATIONS OF INTERESTde

PUBLICA'rrONS INTEREST

BLANC, C.P. Notes sur les Reptiles de Tunisie:OF III - .Distribution et perspectives :de protection des Tortues terrestre et dUl~aguicole. Archs. Inst. Pasteur Tunis,

55 (1-2):51-66.

01060 Northampton, USA Massachusetts

~ Smith This paper includes a distribution map of Collep,e orbicularis and Mauremys caspica

Dept. Sciences Biological leprosa, documents declines in populations of the two turtles due to the pet trade

Stephen Tilley and describes conservation legislation initiatedG. by the Tunesian government. (See

Newsletter 1 ofr Blanc's address)

write: can cataloFme the about infOrMation tional ad.di

subscribe to anyone and Reptiles and Amphibians of Study for Society CTTIFS 1981,or Guidelines for transport and preparation flo%' shipment of live wild wishin~

administered·' now is pro,1ect The appended. have I which accounts the of the animals andby plants. Published by United Nations Environment Programme. Copies

provide to enough kind been has Section Testudines the of editor Frnst, list of the Guidelinesthe may be ordered by sending $13.00 us plus postage to

54 completion, of states various in are accounts additional an and turtles of UNIPUB,Carl 345 Park Avenue South, New York, N.Y. 10010, USA.

51 for available are accounts date To map. range a and literature pertinent species

citations record, fossil the illustrations, available of list a description, a Graham, of T.E. 1981. New approaches to endangered turtle research. BIOS 52(3):121-126.

definition a a includes account Fach America. of amphibians and taxon, the of synono~y,

of all for accounts individual providinp, of project ambitious the began reptiles A review the of recent methods for life history study which are nonharmfUl to the turtle.

and Ichthyolop,ists of Rociety American the sixtys, early the Address: Dept. of Biology, Worcester State College, Worcester, MassachusettsIn 01602,

Herpetolo~ists

Honegger, R.E. 1978. Geschlechtsbestimmunp, bei Reptilien. Salamandra l4(2):69-7~.

U! • .. • REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS AMF.RICAN OF·

A review of methods used to sex reptiles. CATALOGTJE

you. from hearinp, appreciate would I area, your in utilized being turtles

or use medicinal on dRta any supply can you If world, the in anywhere of Honegger, R.E. ouantities 1979. Marking amphibians and reptiles for future identification.

or I turtles use the on information more in interested am medicines, Internationalin Zoo Year Book 19:14-22.. collectin~

. worldwide) 2 33

Hcnpgger,Honpgp,er, P.E. 198i. Breenin~Breedin~ endangered species o~ ~phibiansamphibians and reptiles: Some critical remarks and suggestions. British J. Herpetology 6: 113-11R.ll3-llR. Honegger's address appears earlier in this newsletter.

In Newsletter 1, I cited two recent studies on temperature-dependent sex determination in turtles. Professor Blanc has provided these additional citations of Professor Pieau on this subject. Pieau did the pioneeri~~pioneering work in this area and continues to be a leader in the field. .

Pieau C. et al. 1979. Sur l'utilisation de strum anti-H-Y de Souris pour lala dttermination.de'termination. du p;e'~e'tique chez ~ orbicularis L. (Testud5.nes(Testudines ,Th!.ydidae)., fu,ydidae). C.R. Acad. SC1. Parls. 288:351-35!.288:35l-35!.

Pieau C. et al. 1979. Expression of F-Y anti~enantigen in young turtles (~YS(~ys orbicularis L. ) issued from eg~se~v.s incubated at different temperatures. Arch. Anat. Micr.Micr. Morph. Exp. 68:222.68:222. r r Pieau, C. 1978. Effets de temperatures d'incubation basses et elevees/' " sur la difftrenciationdiff{renciation sexelle chez des embryons d' ~ orbicularis L. (Chelonien). C.R. Acad. Sci. Paris. 286:121-124.

Pieau C. 1976. Donn'es rlcentesr{centes sur la diff~enciation sexuelle en fonction de la temperature chez les embryons d'd t EmysFinys orbicularis L. (Chelonien). Bull Soc. 7001.700l. France. 10~ (suppl. #4):: 46-53. .

Pieau C. 1975. Temperature and sex determination in the embryos of two chelonians, ~ orbicularis L. and graeca L. In F. Reinboth (Ed.)(Fd.) Intersexuality in the kingdom. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. 333-339.

Pieau, C. et. al. Determination of sensitive stages for sexual differentiation of the gonads in embryos of turtles orbicularis (Testudines, ) J. Morph. 170 ./,/ Rouault J. and C.P. Blanc. Notes on reptiles de Tunisie: IV. Characteristiques bio-bio­ metriques de MauremySMauremys caspica leprosa (Schweigger, 1812) (Reptilia: Emydidae).Emydidae). Archs. Inst. Pasteur 55 (3): 337... 357. Includes a biometric study of the growthgrowth of Mauremys caspica in Tunesia.Tunesia.

CITES - IDENTIFICATION MANUAL OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES

In Newsletter 2, I included a sample fD0mfr,0m the section of the identificationidentification manual being sponsored by CITES for use by customs officers throughout the world.world. IRentHon~ager,IRen{Ron~er, the preparator of this excellent work, is now engaged in completing the turtle section. He needs to obtain good color slides and black and white photos of the species listed below for an artist to draw and identification picture and a diagram of the carapacial and plastral scute arrangement. If you have pictures of any of the listed species which you are willinp;willing to loan for this important work send them to:

Rene'" E,. Honegger Curator of EerpetologyHerpetology Zoo Z~ichZ~rich ZurichberistrasseZurichber~strasse 221 CF-8044CH-8044 ZdRICF.ZdRICH mnTZF.RLANDSWTTZF.RLAIDJ

It

aware be should Applicants London. in based Society Preservation Flora and Fauna the

recommends issue This Fund. Wildlife World spotlighted I newsletter, Last

Species needed: Dermatemys mawii projects.

oriented conservation fund will which organization an recommend to plan I issue Caretta caretta Each

Chelonia depressa

respond. please plan, action our funding for approaches alternative suggest

Chelonia mydas can

you if or above the to in contacted be should which organizations or dustries

Eretmochelys imbricatare~ard

in­ of suggestions any have you If donations. private from raised be can which

Lepidochelys kempii fUnds

vrnF, match fully or partially to willing be would which etc.) ARCC (e,g.

Lepidochelys olivacea organization

funding a for looking be will also We conservation. chelonian for endowment annual

Dermochelys coriacea an

provide to symbol or trademark a as turtles utilize which those particularly

Lissemys punctata punctata industries

contacting is taking be will we approach One fund. the increase and maintain to

Trionyx ater beginning

of efforts the this on build to need now We Constable. John and Mittermeier Russ

Trionyx gangeticus Drs.

chelonians freshwater of to indebted largely are we beginning this For to

Trionyx hurum '~{F-US.

number a year Last conservation for earmarked money contributed individuals private

Trionyx nigricans of

conservation turtle on use approach. this with success some had have We projects.

Trionyx triun~is

One for designated specifically fund a establish to is problem the to Pelomedusa subrufa a~roach

Pelusios gabonensis

and turtles regard. this in edp,e the have often

Pelusios niger chelonian~sea

species profile high impressive, large, among Even pandas. and whales tip,ers, as

Pelusios subniger such

far is It problem. image an have with dealing projects for support find to

Podocnemis erythrocephala easier

being proposals more presently are projects turtle Freshwater funded. are than

Podocnemis expansa submitted

them. support to needed funding the there as serious most is latter the the Of

Podocnemis lewyana ~o,

qualified and interested finding findinp, then and projects the on take to

fi~t

Podocnemis madagascariensis perso~el

to obstacles common most The are plan action our of completion successful Podocnemis sextuberculata the Podocnemis unifilis

Podocnemis vogli

Pseudemydura umbrina FUNDING

umbrina

FUNDING Pseudemydura

vogli Podocnemis

unifilis Podocnemis

sextuberculata

The most common obstacles to the successful completion of our actionPodocnemis plan are

madagascariensis Podocnemis

first finding interested and quali~ied perso~el to take on the projects and then findinp,

lewyana Podocnemis the funding needed to support them. Of the ~o, the latter is most serious as there

expansa

are presently more proposals being submitted than are funded. FreshwaterPodocnemis turtle projects

erythrocephala have an image problem. It is far easier to find support for projects dealinp,Podocnemis with

subniger

large, impressive, high profile species such as tip,ers, whales and pandas.Pelusios Even amonp

niger Pelusios

chelonian~sea turtles and tortoises often have the edp,e in this regard.

gabonensis Pelusios

subrufa Pelomedusa

One a~roach to the problem is to establish a fund specifically designated for

Trionyx

use on turtle conservation projects. We have had some success withtriun~is this approach.

nigricans

Last year a number of private individuals contributed money earmarked forTrionyx conservation

hurum Trionyx

of freshwater chelonians to '~{F-US. For this beginning we are largely indebted to

gangeticus the efforts of Drs. Russ Mittermeier and John Constable. We now need to Trionyx build on this

ater

beginning to maintain and increase the fund. One approach we will be takingTrionyx is contacting

ucaapunctata punctata industries particularly those which utilize turtles as a trademark or symbolLissemys to provide

coriacea

an annual endowment for chelonian conservation. We also will be looking Dermochelys for a funding

olivacea

organization (e.g. WWF, ARCC etc,) which would be willing to partially orLepidochelys fully match

kempii

funds which can be raised from private donations. 'If you have any suggestionsLepidochelys of in­

imbricata Eretmochelys

dustries or organizations which should be contacted in re~ard to the above or if you

mydas

can suggest alternative approaches for funding our action plan, please respond.Chelonia

depressa Chelonia

caretta

Each issue I plan to recommend an organization which will fund conservationCaretta oriented

Dermatemys needed: Species projects. Last newsletter, I spotliehted World Wildlife Fund.mawii This issue recommends

the Fauna and Flora Preservation Society based in London. Applicants should be aware h 55 of the 100% Fund .,whichwhich will provide up to~500 for emer~ency projects involvinp endanp:eredendanp;ered species,species.. ITior-ityRrior-ity projects of mCN/SSCIUCN/SSC Specialist groups receive preferential treatment. An application form has been appendedappended. to this newsletter.

Recommendations for Membership

Members of IUCN/SSC specialist groups are appointed to serve during three year terms. The most recent term ended December 31, 1981. As our group was only recently established I have recommended to Dr. Grenville Lucas, sse Chairman that all present members be reappointed to serve the next fUll term. I also recommended the followingfollowin~ be appointed as new members or consultants: , Rene Honnegger - Western Palearctic-Ethiopian Zoo Zurich Zurichber~strasseZuri~hbergstrasse 221 ch-8044Ch-8044 Zurich Switzerland

John Behler - Nearctic New York Zoological Society Bronx Zoo Bronx, New York 10460

Dale Jackson - Nearctic FloridaFlorid.a Natural Areas Inventory Nature Conservancy 251~ # 6th Ave Tallahassee, Florida 32301

Richard C. Vogt,Vo~t, InvestiRatorInvestigator Titluar - Neotropical Fstacion de Biolop;ia Tropical "Los TuxtJJ.a.sTuxt3J.as"ll Instituto de Biologia V.N.A.M.U.N.A.M. Apartado Postal 9~94 San Andres Tuxtla, Veracruz Mexico

S.H.S.R. Sane - Eastern Palearctic and Oriental SACHETANSACHErAN L 4/5 Sitaram Building Palton Road Bombay 400 001 India

6

' Turtle. Island Cat the denicting

REGIONAL NE{VS IN BRIEl:'" Tlosters

~ QQ. and shirts, tee use involve will latter The ethic" conservation general ~gmphlets,

a to lead will that fauna local unique their in pride citizentry"a local the among

create to aim will portion education the whereas species the for data

Eas'tern Palearctic-,-and 'Oriental Region ecological and population seek will part scientific The species, the of conservation aid to

project scientific-education a begin soon will Ross Perran 2), (Newsletter

Pakistan has placed a 3 year moratorium onc~bination the export of mammals, reptiles

felis Turtle, Island Cat the of survey recent his to up follow a As

and their derrivatives as rseud~~ of 1 September 1981. Freshwater turtles have been part of this trade~ in the year from April 1980 - March 1981 30 Fardella thurji, 180

YAchuga smithi and 10 indica were exported.

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Service.

Rom Fhitaker and F.dward O. Moll have received a p;rant for $12,250 us from Wildlife

J. by supporteQ been and Fish the of Director Associate Deputy O'Connor, Farold

the Animal Besearch and Conservation Centertb continue their investi~ations on the

Mr, Commission. Development Iowa the of Planning has nomination

Award~

conservation status of freshwater cheloniansCarpentert~ in India. has listing) the Envrionmental in Service "Distinquished the for nominated. been

of Carpenter Will to opposition the of (leader Co: Products Af,ricultural

Australian Region Monsanto will species endangered federal a as Turtle Mud Illinois Dr, hear to interested be

involved Those the, of attempted the surrounding controversy the with

listin~

Mark Rose a FAO/UNDP~rildlife biologist working in Papua New Guinea has received

a grant from ~~ to study the status of Carettochelys insculpta. Initial objectives .

will be to determine the present exploitation level.. of~_ the species in the Kikora

River district of PNG, the size of the population and its ~ynamics.

to prior Conservation Fnviornmental the acquisition~

essential the of much provided and habitat of Department N,Y, the to

:1, informat~on

was John York, New Co. Putnam eastern Brook In-Identlfyinp ifistrumental' ~Bog

Nature State Brook of establishment south­ in muhlet:loe:rgi Preserve Bop;

Nearctic Region fOl".Ca~

is Behler John matter another On the in role, his be to con~ratul~ted.for

as and inculpta, concern. special deserving

John Behler was recently asked by the New York State Department of EnvironmentalMal~~s~-erraFin

and threatened as £.lwm&Y cs.rolina, mmene

s p~di'ngl' ~oidea ~ttata,

Conservation to participate in theirCl~S review of the state endangered species list.

Kinost-ernons state the of endangered, as rep-ar.ded are lllUhlenberp:i and

sub~~

John kindly for~rd~d me a copy of his comments. In(a~s regard to the non marine turtles

of copy a me kindly John turtles marine non the to In comments. his

for~rded

of the stat,e· K":in-o~;'!rncns subrubnm1 andre~ard ~em(1.ys ~b,lertberp;i are rep'arded as endangered,

their in participate to Conservation list. species endangered state the of review

~oidea ~di~ng! l\s thre,atened and ~ene ~lina, Cl~S guttata, Q.lemmys

asked recently was Behler John Environmental of Department State York New the inculpta, and Malaclemys't-errapin as deserving special concern.by

On another -matter John Behler is to be congratulated. for his role, in the Region Nearctic

establishment of Bog Brook State Nature Preserve for, Cl~ muhlenbergi in south~

eastern Putnam Co. New York. John was instrumental' inTa,entify:tnp: ~Bop; Brook

,'I,

habitat and provided much of the essential informat~on to the N.Y. Departm~nt of

Fnviornmental Conservation prior to the acquisition;

of size the PNG, of district River its and population the ~ynamics.

exploitation present the determine to be will Kikora the in species the of level

~-----. objectives Initial insculpta. Carettochelys of status the study to from grant ~- a ~~

has Guinea New Papua in workinR a Rose Mark received

biolo~ist Those involved with the controversy surrounding the attempted listi.ng ofFAO/UNDP~!ildlife the,

Illinois Mud Turtle as a federal endangered species will be interested to hear Dr,

Region Australian

Will Carpenter of Monsanto Agricultural Products Co~ (leader of the opposition to

the listing) has been nominated for the ~istinquished Service in Envrionmental India. in chelonians freshwater of status conservation

Planning Award~ of the Iowa Development Commission. Mr, Carpentert~ nomination has

their continue to Center Conservation and Fesearch Animal the the on

been supporteQ by Farold J. O'Connor,investi~ations Deputy Associate Director of the ¥ish and us $12,250 for a received have Moll O. Frlward and Rom from

~rant

Wildlife Service. ~~itaker

~(' ~

exported. wer.e indica Chitra 10 and smithi Y-achuga

, :r..Te()+'Topi~al'~hm

~ thurJi, 30 1981 March - 19AO April from year the in this of ... 180 . F.a~~~lla ­ trade~

been have turtles Freshwater 1981. September 1 of as derrivatives their and part

As a foll~w up to his recent survey of the Cat Island Turtle, rseud~s ~

reptiles mammals, of export the on moratorium year 3 a placed has Pakistan (Newsletter 2), Perran Ross will soon begin a c~bination scientific-education project

to aid conservation of the species, The scientific part will seek population and

Refiion 'Oriental Palearctic-·-anO. ecological data for the species whereas the education portion will aim to create Eas

amonp; the local citizentry"a pride in their unique local fauna that will lead to a

general conservation ethic" The latter wi.ll involve use ~a.mphlets, tee shirts, and

, (. .

BRIEP IN NEHS Tlosters denicting the Cat Island Turtle. RIDIONAL . 7

Ross project is being co~sp'onsoredco~sponsored by World WildlifeWildli~e ?Und~US.~d~US and the Anim~l Research and Conservation Center. "------~.--~. ----~------_._---_.-" ------....---.-.------­ The newsletter is supported by the Species Survival Commission of the International Unior for the Conservation ofof' JIJ~.tureNI'l.ture and Natural Resources, World Wildlife Fund U S. Rn<'ll'ln<'l Eastern Illinois University. ._~- ~. CATALOGUE OF AMERICAN AMPHIBIANSAMPHIBIANS ANDAND REPTILESREPTILES TESTUDINES SECTION: CarlCarl H.H. Ernst,Ernst, EditorEditor

Accounts Published: PhrynoesPhryno~s aibbus (1981) - Ernst Dermatemyd,~rmatemydl dae Dermatemys, D. mawii (1980) -- Iverson &~ Mittermeier -- Trionyx ater (1973) - Webb Tronyx ferO:XrerO:X (1973) - Webb Trionyx mutleusmuticus (1973) - Webb Trionyx spiniferus (1973) -- Webb KinosternidaeKi nosterni dae Claudius~ C. anaustatusangustatus (1980)(1980) -- IversonIverson &&BerryBerry acutum (1980) -- IversonIverson Kinosternon anaustiponsanqustipons (1980) -- IversonIverson Kinosternon baurii (1974) - Ernst Kinosternon au~(1981)dunni (1981) - Iverson Kinosternon flaveseensflavescens (1978) - Seidel Kinosternonkinosternon herrerai (1980) - Berry ~ IversonIverson Kinosternon sonoriense (1976) -- IversonIverson KinosternonRinosternon subrubrum (1977) - IversonIverson carinatus (1979) -- IversonIverson Sternotherus depressus (1977) -- IversonIverson Sternotherus minor (1977) - IversonIverson Emydidae decorata (1980) -- Bickham Pseudemys nelsoni (1978) - Jackson Chrysemys picta (1971) - Ernst ClelTlTlYsCl emmys aen~ricael1~ric (1977) - Bury & Ernst ClernmysClemmys auttata~u~tata (1972) - Ernst C1emmysClemmys inscu1ptainsculpta (1972) - Ernst Clemmys marmorata (1970) - Bury C1emfflYsCleffifflYs muhlenber~iimuhlenberg;; (1977) - Ernst &Bury 1Je""1""rocne1ys,lJe1""rocnelys, D. retieulariaret;cularia (1971) -- ZUClZuq & SdMartzSdMartz Emydoldea,Emydoidea, E.-blandingii (1973) -- McCoy versa (1981) - Vo~tV09t Rhinoc1emmysRhinoclemmys generic (1981) - Ernst RhiRhinoclemmysnoel emmys annuanriulatalata (1980) -- Ernst Rhinoe1emmysRhinoclemmys areo1ata(1980)areolata(1980) -- Ernst RhinoclemmysRhi noel emmys funerea (1980) -- Ernst RhinoelemmysRhinoclemmys nasuta (1980) -- Ernst Rhinoc1emmysRh;noclemmys pulcherrimapUleherrima (1981)(1981) -- Ernst RhinoclemmysRh;noclemmys punctulariapunctular;a (1981)(1981) -- Ernst RhinoclemmysRhi noel el'1l1lys rubidarubi da (1981) -- Ernst (1978) - Ward

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Testud i nidae generic (1978) - Auffenberg & Franz Gopherus agassizii (1978) - Auffenberg &Franz Gopherus berlandieri (1978) - Auffenberg & Franz Gopherus flavomarginatus (1978) - Auffenberg &Franz

Gopherus polyphemus (1978) - Auffenberg & Franz

completed) almost (Ms. Webb - generic

Che10ni idae Trionyx Chelonia generic (1980) - Hirth Trionychidae

Chelonia mydas (1980) - Hirth

Dobie - temminckii Macroclemys.

~. Oermache1yidae

Oermache1ys, Q. coriacea (1980) - Pritchard

Platemys (Ms. Ernst - spixii . comp~eted)

completed) partially (Ms. Ernst - ata radio Platem~s

partially (Ms. completed) Ernst - plat*1ephala Platemys

Accounts ~ Press

completed) Ernst - pal1idipectoris Platemys (r~.

Ernst - generic Platemys completed) partially

Kinosternidae (Ms.

Pritchard - tuberculatus

Sternotherus odoratus (1981) - Reynolds &Seidel

Pritchard - rUfipes Phrynops

Pritchard - nasutus

Emydidae Phrynops

Pritchard - hogei

Ma1ac1emys M. terrarin (1981) - Ernst &Bury Phrynops

Pritchard - hilarii

Terrapene coahuila 1981) - Iverson Phrynops

Pritchard - geoffroanus

Terrapene nelsoni (l981) - Iverson Phrynops

Pritchard - generic Phrynops

Rhodin - tettifera Hydromedusa

- maximiliani Hydromedusa

Accounts Assigned Rhodirr

Rhodin - generic Hydromedusa

Rhodin - fimbriatus C.

Chelidae . Che1us, C. fimbriatus - Rhodin Chelidae

Hydromedusa generic - Rhodin

Assigned Hydromedusa maximiliani - Rhodin Accounts Hydromedusa tettifera - Rhodin

Phrynops generic - Pritchard

Iverson - (1981) nelson;

Phrynops geoffroanus - Pritchard Terrapene

Iverson - 1981) coahuila

Phrynops hilarii - Pritchard Terrapene

& Ernst - (1981) terrafin Malaclemys Bury

Phrynops hogei - Pritchard ~. Phrynops nasutus - Pritchard Emydidae

Phrynops rUfipes - Pritchard

& Reynolds - (1981) odoratus Sternotherus

Phrynops tubercu1atus - PritchardSeidel Platemys generic - Ernst (Ms. partially completed)

P1atemys pa'lidipectoris - Ernst (Ms. completed)

Press Accounts

Platemys plat~ephala - Ernst (Ms. partially completed) ~

Platemys radio ata - Ernst (Ms. partially completed)

Platemys spixii - Ernst (Ms. comp~eted) .

Q. Pritchard - (1980) coriacea Dermachelys. Che1ydridae Dermachelyidae

Macroclemys, M. temminckii - Dobie

Hirth - (1980) mydas Chelonia

Hirth - (1980) generic

Trionychidae Chelonia

Trionyx generic -Webb (Ms. almost completed)

Franz Auffenberg - (1978) polyphemus Gopherus &

& Franz flavomarginatus Gopherus AUffenberg - (1978)

& Franz Auffenberg - (1978) berlandieri Gopherus

& Franz Auffen?erg - (1978) agassizii Gopherus

& Franz generic Gopherus (1978) Auffenberg - Testudinidae

-10­ KiKinosternidaenos terni dae Kinosternon alamosae - Berry K;nosternonKinosternon creaser;creaseri - Berry &Iverson (Ms. partially completed) RlnosternonKinosternon h;rt;peshirtipes - Iverson Kinosternon ;nteoruminteorum - Berry K;nosternonKinosternon leucostomum - Berry K;nosternonKinosternon oaxacae - Iverson (Ms. completed, awaiting rulinq by IeZN.)rCZN) K;nosternon scorp;oidesscorpioides - Berry $taurotypusStaurotypus generic - Iverson (Ms. on~revie~) salviniisalvin;i - Dean &Bickham (Ms. partially completed) staurotypusStaurotypus triporcatus - Iverson (Ms. on review) Sternotherus generic - Zug EmydidaeEmydidae Chrysemys generic - McDowellMcDowell Pseudemys alabamensis - McCoy &V09tV09t Pseudemys conc;nnaconcinna - LeglerLegler pseudemysPseudemys decussata - Zug - SchwartzSchwartz Pseudemys floridana - LeglerLegler Pseud~ysPseudemys malone;malonei - SeidelSeidel '-RSet;fChelydra, C. serpentinaserpentina

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Kinosternidae Kinosternon generic .. ' Emydidae Pseudemys generic Pseudemys dorbigni Pseudemys felis Terrapene qeneric Terrapene carolina Testudinidae generic Geochelone carbonaria Geochelone chilensis Geochelone denticulata Geochelone elephantopus complex Cheloniidae Caretta, C. caretta LepidocheTys generic

Lepidochelys kemp;

kempi Lepidochelys

generic LepidocheTys

Caretta, caretta C.

Cheloniidae

complex elephantopus Geochelone

denticulata Geochelone

chilensis Geochelone

carbonaria Geochelone

generic Geochelone

Testudinidae

carolina Terrapene

Terrapene ~ener;c

s fel; pseudemys

dorbiqni Pseudemys

generic Pseudemys

Emydidae

• Kinosternon generic Kinosternidae

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