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Contents, Distribution and Lucn Red List Data (Abbreviations See P. 8)/ Inhalt, Verbreitungsangaben Und Gefährdung Laut IUCN (Abk Contents, distribution and lUCN Red List data (abbreviations see p. 8)/ Inhalt, Verbreitungsangaben und Gefährdung laut IUCN (Abk. vgl. S. 8) Introduction/Einführung ....................................................................................................................................................... 9 How to use this b oo k/Benutzerhinweise .............................................................................................................................. 26 References/Literaturverzeichnis............................................................................................................................................. 27 Acknowledgments/D anksagung........................................................................................................................................... 32 CHELONIOIDEA Oppel, 1811 - Marine Turtles/Meeresschildkrötenartige CHELONIIDAE Oppel, 1811 - Sea Turtles/Echte Meeresschildkröten CARETTINAE Gray , 1825 - Loggerhead, Hawksbill and Ridley Sea Turtles/Karettschildkrötenverwandtschaft Caretta R afinesque , 1814 - Loggerhead Sea Turtles/Unechte Karettschildkröten Caretta caretta (Linnaeus , 1758) - Loggerhead Sea Turtle/Unechte Karettschildkröte; IUCN: VU; ..................... 33 North Pacific subpopulation/Nordpazifische Population: LC; South East Indian Ocean subpopulation/ Population im südöstlichen Indischen Ozean: NT; South Pacific subpopulation/Südpazifische Population: CR Temperate, subtropical and tropical seas/Gemäßigte, subtropische und tropische Meere Eretmochelys Fitzinger, 1843 - Hawksbill Sea Turtles/Echte Karettschildkröten Eretmochelys imbricata (Lin n e, 1766) - Hawksbill Sea Turtle/Echte Karettschildkröte; IUCN: C R........................ 3^ Subtropical and tropical seas/Subtropische und tropische Meere Lepidochelys Fitzinger, 1843 - Ridley Sea Turtles/Bastardschildkröten Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz , 1829) - Olive Ridley Sea Turtle/Gewöhnliche Bastardschildkröte; IUCN: VU 3® Tropical and subtropical parts of the Indian, Pacific and southern Atlantic Oceans/Tropische und subtropische Abschnitte der Indischen und Pazifischen Ozeane und des Südatlantiks CHELONIINAE Oppel, 1811 - Green and Fiatback Sea Turtles/Suppenschildkrötenverwandtschaft Chelonia Brongniart, 1800 - Green Sea Turtles/Suppenschildkröten Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus , 1758) - Green Sea Turtle/Suppenschildkröte; IUCN: EN; Hawaiian subpopulation/Hawaiianische Population: L C .......................................................................................39 Temperate, subtropical and tropical seas/Gemäßigte, subtropische und tropische Meere Natator M cCulloch , 1908 - Fiatback Sea Turtles/Flache Meeresschildkröten Natator depressus (Garm an , 1880) - Fiatback Sea Turtle/Flache Meeresschildkröte; IUCN: D D .......................... 43 Primarily the coastal waters of northern and northeastern Australia and the Gulf of Papua, west to the Lesser Sunda Islands and the eastern coast of Java (IndonesiaJ/Überwiegend in den Küstengewässern des nördlichen und nordöstlichen Australien und im Golf von Papua, westwärts bis zu den Kleinen Sunda- Inseln und zur Ostküste Javas (Indonesien) DERMOCHELYIDAE Fitzinger, 1843 - Leatherback Sea Turtles /Lederschildkröten Dermochelys Blainville , 1816 - Leatherback Sea Turtles/LederSchildkröten Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli , 1761) - Leatherback Sea Turtle/Lederschildkröte; IUCN: VU; East Pacific Ocean and West Pacific Ocean subpopulations/Ost- und westpazifische Populationen:........... C R 4^ Temperate, subtropical and tropical seas/Gemäßigte, subtropische und tropische Meere TRIONYCHOIDEA Gray , 1825 - Softshell Turtles /Weichschildkrötenverwandtschaft CARETTOCHELYIDAE Boulenger, 1887 - Pig-nosed Turtles/Papua-Weichschildkröten Carettochelys R amsay , 1886 - Pig-nosed Turtles/Papua-Weichschildkröten Carettochelys insculpta R amsay , 1886 - Pig-nosed Turtle/Papua-Weichschildkröte; IUCN: V U............................ 48 Southern New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea) and the Daly and Alligator river systems in northwestern Northern Territory (Australia)/Siidliches Neuguinea (Indonesien und Papua-Neuguinea) und Flusssysteme von Daly River und den Alligator Rivers im nordwestlichen Northern Territory (Australien) TRIONYCHIDAE Gray , 1825 - Softshell Turtles/Echte Weichschildkröten TRIONYCHIN AE Gray , 1825 - Common Softshell Turtles /Gewöhnliche Weichschildkröten Pelochelys Gray , 1864 - Giant Softshell Turtles/Riesen-Weichschildkröten Pelochelys bibroni (Owen, 1853) - Southern New Guinea Giant Softshell Turtle/ Bibrons Riesen-Weichschildkröte; IUCN: VU .................................................... 51 Southern New Guinea from the Setakwa River in Papua (Indonesia) to the Brown-Laloki River system in Papua New Guinea; anecdotal reports from Saibai Island (Australia)/Südliches Neuguinea vom Setakwa River in Papua (Indonesien) bis zum Brown-Laloki-Flusssystem in Papua-Neuguinea; Einzelberichte von der Insel Saibai (Australien) Pelochelys signifera W ebb , 2003 - Northern New Guinea Giant Softshell Turtle/ Gefleckte Riesen-Weichschildkröte; IUCN: N E .................................................... 51 Lowlands of northern New Guinea from the Sepik River and Ramu River drainages in Papua New Guinea westward to the Wanggar River in Papua (lndonesia)/Tiefland des nördlichen Neuguinea von den Flusssystemen von Sepik River und Ramu River in Papua-Neuguinea westwärts bis zum Wanggar River in Papua (Indonesien) Chelodina (Chelodina) canni M cC ord & T homson , 2002 - Cann's Snake-necked Turtle/ Canns Schlangenhalsschildkröte; IUCN: NE....... 52 Australia from the Roper River drainage (northeastern Northern Territory) in the west via the rivers draining into the Gulf of Carpentaria (including Maria Island, Vanderlin Island and other offshore islands in the southwest Gulf region) through to the east coast rivers south to the Styx River in central coastal Queensland, including Great Palm Island off the coast near Ingham; hybridizes withChelodina (Chelodina) longicollis in the Styx River and with Chelodina (Macrochelodina) oblonga rugosa in the Gilbert River drainage/Australien vom Roper River im nordöstlichen Northern Territory im Westen über die in den Golf von Carpentaria mündenden Flüsse (einschließlich der Inseln Maria und Vanderlin und weiterer Inseln im Südwesten der Golfregion) bis zu den Flüssen an der Ostküste, südwärts bis zum Styx River in der Küstenregion des mittleren Queensland, einschließlich der Insel Great Palm vor der Küste nahe Ingham; hybridisiert im Styx River mitChelodina (Chelodina) longicollis und in der Kontaktzone mitChelodina {Macrochelodina) oblonga rugosa im Einzugsgebiet des Gilbert River mit dieser Chelodina (Chelodina) gunaleni M cCord & J oseph -Ou n i, 2007 - Gunalen's Snake-necked Turtle/ Gunalens Schlangenhalsschildkröte; IUCN: N E ..................... 54 Southern coastal Papua (Indonesia), probably from the Uta River in the west to the Baliem River in the east/Südküste von Papua (Indonesien), vermut­ lich vom Uta River im Westen bis zum Baliem River im Osten Chelodina (Chelodina) longicollis (Shaw , 1794) - Eastern Snake-necked Turtle/ Gewöhnliche Schlangenhalsschildkröte.................................. 55 In Australia in the Murray-Darling River drainage, in coastal rivers from Eyre Peninsula in South Australia to the Burdekin River drainage of Queensland, in headwaters of the Cooper Creek drainage, Warrego, Bulloo and Paroo river drainages, including Fraser Island and other larger offshore islands; hybridizes withChelodina (Chelodina) canni in the Styx River in central coastal Queensland. Introduced to northern Tasmania including King and Mount Chappell Islands, to the Cook Islands (Rarotonga) and possibly to Palau/In Australien im Murray-Darling-Flusssystem, in Küstenflüssen von der Eyre- Halbinsel (South Australia) bis zum Flusssystem des Burdekin River in Queensland, außerdem im Oberlauf der Flusssysteme von Cooper Creek, Warrego, Bulloo und Paroo River, einschließlich der Insel Fraser und anderer größerer küstennaher Inseln; hybridisiert im Styx River im Küstenbereich des m it­ tleren Queensland mitChelodina (Chelodina) canni. Im Norden Tasmaniens einschließlich der Inseln King und Mount Chappell eingeführt, ebenso auf den Cook-Inseln (Rarotonga) und möglicherweise auf Palau Chelodina (Chelodina) novaeguineae Boulenger, 1888 - New Guinea Snake-necked Turtle/ Neuguinea-Schlangenhalsschildkröte; IUCN: L C___ 64 Southeastern Papua (Indonesia) and southwestern Papua New Guinea/Südöstliches Papua (Indonesien) und südwestliches Papua-Neuguinea Chelodina (Chelodina) pritchardi R ho din , 1994 - Pritchard's Snake-necked Turtle/ Pritchards Schlangenhalsschildkröte; IUCN: E N ................... 64 Southern Papua New Guinea, from the Laloki River in the west to the Kemp Welch River in the east/Südliches Papua-Neuguinea vom Laloki River im Westen bis zum Kemp Welch River im Osten Chelodina (Chelodina) reimanni Philippen & Grossmann , 1990 - Reimann's Snake-necked Turtle/ Reimanns Schlangenhalsschildkröte; IUCN: NT............... 65 Southeastern Papua (Indonesia) and adjacent Papua New Guinea/Südöstliches Papua (Indonesien) und benachbartes Papua-Neuguinea Chelodina (Chelodina) steindachneri Siebenrock , 1914 - Steindachner's Snake-necked Turtle/ Steindachners Schlangenhalsschildkröte................... 66 In Australia in the middle-west of Western Australia from the De Grey River drainage in the north to the Irwin River drainage in the south, east to Wongawol Station/In Australien im mittleren
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