DOCSLIB.ORG

A Northern River Terrapin (Batagur Baska) Caught Accidently by a Local Fisherman from Rudramata Dam, Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
A Northern River Terrapin (Batagur Baska) Caught Accidently by a Local Fisherman from Rudramata Dam, Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat WWW.IRCF.ORG/REPTILESANDAMPHIBIANSJOURNALTABLE OF CONTENTS IRCF REPTILES &IRCF AMPHIBIANS REPTILES • VOL &15, AMPHIBIANS NO 4 • DEC 2008 • 189 24(2):128–131 • AUG 2017 IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS CONSERVATION AND NATURAL HISTORY TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATURE ARTICLES A Northern. Chasing Bullsnakes (Pituophis River catenifer sayi) in Wisconsin: Terrapin (Batagur baska) On the Road to Understanding the Ecology and Conservation of the Midwest’s Giant Serpent ...................... Joshua M. Kapfer 190 . The Shared History of Treeboas (Corallus grenadensis) and Humans on Grenada: from Kutch,A Hypothetical Excursion with............................................................................................................................ Comments on Robertthe W. Henderson Species’ 198 DistributionRESEARCH ARTICLES in Western India and Pakistan . The Texas Horned Lizard in Central and Western Texas ....................... Emily Henry, Jason Brewer, Krista Mougey, and Gad Perry 204 . The Knight Anole (Anolis equestris) in Florida .............................................Brian J. Camposano, KennethRaju L. Krysko, Vyas Kevin M. Enge, Ellen M. Donlan, and Michael Granatosky 212 Fatehgunj, Vadodara, Gujarat, India ([email protected]) CONSERVATION ALERT . World’s Mammals in Crisis ............................................................................................................................................................. 220 . More Than Mammals ...................................................................................................................................................................... 223 . The “Dow Jones Index” of Biodiversity ........................................................................................................................................... 225 he Northern River Terrapin (Batagur baska) is a large tur- and Indonesia (Smith 1931; Moll 1980; Das 1985, 1991, Ttle first describedHUSBANDRY by British zoologist John Edward Gray 1995; Ernst et al. 2000; Platt et al. 2003; Fritz and Havaš (1930) based on an illustration. Captive Care of in the CentralGray Netted (1833–1834) Dragon ....................................................................................................... labeled 2007), although Praschag Shannon et Plummer al. (2008) 226 indicated that the “BATAGUR TERRAPINPROFILE n EMYS BATAGUR n.” (Fig. 1). populations from Malaysia and Indonesia represent a distinct It is the only riverine .hard-shelledKraig Adler: A Lifetime turtle Promoting that Herpetologyhas four ................................................................................................ claws on species. However, none Michaelof those L. Treglia surveys 234 considered the spe- each foot. These turtlesCOMMENTARY inhabit estuaries, mangrove swamps, cies’ distribution along the River Indus. Murray (1884; Fig. brackish waters, and .inshoreThe Turtles beds Have Been of Watchingmarine Me vegetation. ........................................................................................................................ This 2) had reported the presence Eric of Gangloff the species238 in the River Indus, species is endangeredBOOK throughout REVIEW its range and has been extir- and Marshall (1931; Fig. 3) had supported the distribution pated in many areas.. ItThreatened is legally Amphibians protected of the World as aedited “Schedule by S.N. Stuart, I” M. Hoffmann,of the J.S.species Chanson, in N.A. the Cox, Indus on the basis of shell fragments species under the Indian R.Wildlife Berridge, P. ProtectionRamani, and B.E. ActYoung of .............................................................................................................. 1972, and found in the ruins of Mohan-jo-daro Robert Powell 243 (one of the oldest cen- is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of ters of Indus Valley civilization, dating back to 3,300 BC). CONSERVATION RESEARCH REPORTS: Summaries of Published Conservation Research Reports ................................. 245 Threatened Species (AsianNATURAL Turtle HISTORY Working RESEARCH Group REPORTS 2000).: Summaries of PublishedTikader Reports and on NaturalSharma History (1985) ................................. and Sharma 247 (1998) mentioned The historical literatureNEWBRIEFS indicates ............................................................................................................................... that B. baska was largely that “fragments”....................................................... of this species have 248also been recorded from EDITORIAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................................................... 251 confined to mangrove FOCUS habitats ON CONSERVATION in river deltas: and A Project large You estuar Can Support- ...............................................................................................the “Mohan-jo-Daro” and “Harappa” 252 sites, and Das (2010) ies in eastern India (Orissa and West Bengal), Bangladesh, supported the historical record of the species from southern Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, western Malaysia, Pakistan. However, most subsequent surveys of Pakistani rep- Front Cover. Shannon Plummer. Back Cover. Michael Kern Totat et velleseque audant mo Totat et velleseque audant mo estibus inveliquo velique rerchil estibus inveliquo velique rerchil erspienimus, quos accullabo. Ilibus erspienimus, quos accullabo. Ilibus aut dolor apicto invere pe dolum aut dolor apicto invere pe dolum fugiatis maionsequat eumque fugiatis maionsequat eumque moditia erere nonsedis ma sectiatur moditia erere nonsedis ma sectia- ma derrovitae voluptam, as quos tur ma derrovitae voluptam, as accullabo. Fig. 1. The Northern River Terrapin (Batagur baska) was described by British zoologist John Edward Gray (1830) based on an illustration labeled “BATAGUR TERRAPIN n EMYS BATAGUR n. from Dr. Buchanan Hamilton’s drawing” that appeared in Gray (1833–1834). Copyright © 2017. Raju Vyas. All rights reserved. 128 VYAS IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS • 24(2):128–131 • AUG 2017 ing out the possibility of a misstated locality, they noted that: “… taking into account the large-scale extirpation of these large estuarine terrapins and the rarity of historical records, a former occurrence in the Indus Delta seems possible, espe- cially when it is considered that several other freshwater turtle species are distributed in the Indus as well as in the Ganges systems (Iverson 1992; Ernst et al. 2000).” A New Record Recently, a record of a large adult turtle surfaced on social Fig. 2. The description of the Northern River Terrapin (Batagur baska) media. On 17 April 2016, I noticed on Facebook a request from the Indus River in Murray (1884, p. 341). by a local wildlife expert for identification/confirmation of the turtle species. It was accompanied by photographs (Fig. 4) that depicted a large turtle (approx. 60 cm) that a local fisherman found trapped in his net. This dark gray turtle with an olive-gray head and webbed feet (with four claws on each foot) was caught at the Rudramata Dam (23°21’41.24”N, 69°42’21.41”E), at more than 8.2 km2, the largest body of water body in Kutch (= Kachchh) District, Gujarat State (the westernmost state in India). The curious fisherman, who had never seen a turtle this large and was totally unaware of its Fig. 3. Reference to the Northern River Terrapin (Batagur baska) in significance and legal status, kept the turtle for several days, Marshall (1931, pp. 663–664). during which he initiated inquiries among local wildlife enthusiasts. An unusual turtle of these proportions found in tiles (Minton 1966; Azam et al. 2005; Khan 2006; Wahab et Kutch was noteworthy, and the discovery was soon relayed al. 2012) omitted any mention of this species. More recently, on electronic media, which generated information about its Praschag et al. (2008) and Moll et al. (2009), in accounts protected status under the Indian Wildlife Protection Act of of the species, did allude to historical records of the species 1972. Concerned, the fisherman immediately released the tur- from the Indus (Pakistan) and the Brahminy-Baitarini Delta tle into nearby Pragsar Lake (23°9’6.76”N, 69°28’45.09”E) (Orissa) with a caution that those data required confirma- before anyone could intervene and confirm or properly iden- tion. Further, Praschag et al. (2008) used mtDNA sequences tify it as a female Northern River Terrapin (Batagur baska). to link a museum specimen, a stuffed sub-adult male B. A large female turtle accidently caught from an inland baska from the Indus Delta in Sindh Province, Pakistan body of water in Kutch raises certain questions. Rudramata (Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, NHMW 1841; Grillitsch Dam is situated on the northern edge of Great Rann (a sea- et al. 1996), to the “northern species.” Also, although not rul- sonal salt marsh). Two possibilities are reasonable: (1) It could Fig. 4. A Northern River Terrapin (Batagur baska) caught accidently by a local fisherman from Rudramata Dam, Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat. Photograph by Kartik A. Pomal. 129 VYAS IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS • 24(2):128–131 • AUG 2017 have been an illegal pet released by its owner, or (2) it might Ultimately, the possible presence of such populations be a natural inhabitant of the area. can be confirmed only by extensive research and surveys Reptiles, especially turtles and tortoises, are increasingly in the region. These could be supplemented by employing popular
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Project Batagur Baska 2019
    Final Report - Project Batagur baska 2019 Project Batagur baska – Release 2019 Doris Preininger & Anton Weissenbacher Tiergarten Schönbrunn Maxingstraße 13b, A-1130 Wien Email: [email protected], [email protected] Project Objective and Activities The current release project will help to draw conclusions on migration routes and survival of the critically endangered Northern River terrapin (Batagur baska) in their natural habitat. Five males were released in 2018 in the Sundarbans mangrove forest, for the current 2019 release of further five males, we used the same release location. The release period was shifted from September/October to December due to a severe Dengue outbreak in Bangladesh in September 2019. We applied satellite transmitters on five male individuals and travel by boat to the release site in the west Sundarbans (Fig. 1). Transmitters were attached on the carapace with Epoxy glue and as security measure contact numbers of the station manager and POJF personnel were added clearly visible on the carapace, in case the terrapins are captured. The transmitters weigh 190 g, less than 2% of the body weight of the terrapins. All male displayed breeding colorations – black heads and red necks. Preliminary Results (07.01.2019 – a month after the release) Individual 716 was caught by fishermen on 15th Dec. 2019 and reported by the same people to our station manager, who brought the terrapin back to the Karamjal station and after checking its weight released it again half way along the previous route on 24th Dec. 2019 Individual 571 was captured on 21st Dec. 2019. Signals tracked the individual to a local market.
    [Show full text]
  • Phylogenetic Relationships of the Asian Box Turtles of the Genus Cuora Sensu Lato (Reptilia: Bataguridae) Inferred from Mitochondrial DNA Sequences
    ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE 19: 1305–1312 (2002) 2002 Zoological Society of Japan Phylogenetic Relationships of the Asian Box Turtles of the Genus Cuora sensu lato (Reptilia: Bataguridae) Inferred from Mitochondrial DNA Sequences Masanao Honda1*†, Yuichirou Yasukawa1, Ren Hirayama2 and Hidetoshi Ota1 1Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan 2Faculty of Information, Teikyo Heisei University, Ichihara, Chiba 290-0193, Japan ABSTRACT—Phylogenetic relationships of the genus Cuora sensu lato (Cuora sensu stricto and Cisto- clemmys) and other testudinoid genera were inferred from variations in 882 base positions of mitochondrial 12S and 16S rRNA genes. Results yielded a robust support to the monophyly of a group (Cuora group) consisting of Cuora sensu lato and the monotypic Pyxidea. Within the Cuora group, the continental Cuora (sensu stricto) and the two subspecies of Ci. flavomarginata constituted two well-supported monophyletic groups. Distinctly small interspecific genetic distances in the former groups suggested that in the continent speciations in Cuora took place much later than the primary divergences in the Cuora group, or speciations in other related genera, such as Mauremys. Our analyses failed to provide a substantial support to the monophyly of any other combinations of taxa within the Cuora group, including Cuora in broad and strict senses, and Cistoclemmys as consisting of Ci. galbinifrons and Ci. flavomarginata. Besides these, our results also suggested the non-monophyly for the Batagurinae and the Geoemydinae, and sister relation- ships of the Bataguridae with Testudinidae rather than with the Emydidae. Key words: Bataguridae, Geoemydinae, Cuora, Cistoclemmys, Pyxidea Cu. amboinensis), Cyclemys Bell, 1834 (type species: Cy.
    [Show full text]
  • Chelonian Perivitelline Membrane-Bound Sperm Detection: a New Breeding Management Tool
    Zoo Biology 35: 95–103 (2016) RESEARCH ARTICLE Chelonian Perivitelline Membrane-Bound Sperm Detection: A New Breeding Management Tool Kaitlin Croyle,1,2 Paul Gibbons,3 Christine Light,3 Eric Goode,3 Barbara Durrant,1 and Thomas Jensen1* 1San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, Escondido, California 2Department of Biological Sciences, California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, California 3Turtle Conservancy, New York, New York Perivitelline membrane (PVM)-bound sperm detection has recently been incorporated into avian breeding programs to assess egg fertility, confirm successful copulation, and to evaluate male reproductive status and pair compatibility. Due to the similarities between avian and chelonian egg structure and development, and because fertility determination in chelonian eggs lacking embryonic growth is equally challenging, PVM-bound sperm detection may also be a promising tool for the reproductive management of turtles and tortoises. This study is the first to successfully demonstrate the use of PVM-bound sperm detection in chelonian eggs. Recovered membranes were stained with Hoechst 33342 and examined for sperm presence using fluorescence microscopy. Sperm were positively identified for up to 206 days post-oviposition, following storage, diapause, and/or incubation, in 52 opportunistically collected eggs representing 12 species. However, advanced microbial infection frequently hindered the ability to detect membrane-bound sperm. Fertile Centrochelys sulcata, Manouria emys,andStigmochelys pardalis eggs were used to evaluate the impact of incubation and storage on the ability to detect sperm. Storage at À20°C or in formalin were found to be the best methods for egg preservation prior to sperm detection. Additionally, sperm-derived mtDNA was isolated and PCR amplified from Astrochelys radiata, C.
    [Show full text]
  • Zootaxa, a New Subspecies of Batagur Affinis (Cantor, 1847), One of The
    Zootaxa 2233: 57–68 (2009) ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) www.mapress.com/zootaxa/ Article ZOOTAXA Copyright © 2009 · Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) A new subspecies of Batagur affinis (Cantor, 1847), one of the world’s most critically endangered chelonians (Testudines: Geoemydidae) PETER PRASCHAG1, ROHAN HOLLOWAY2, ARTHUR GEORGES2, MARTIN PÄCKERT3, ANNA K. HUNDSDÖRFER3 & UWE FRITZ3,4 1The Turtle Conservancy, Behler Chelonian Institute, P.O. Box 1289, Ojai, CA 93024, USA 2Institute of Applied Ecology, Research Group, University of Canberra, Canberra 2601, Australia 3Museum of Zoology, Senckenberg Dresden, A.B. Meyer Building, D-01109 Dresden, Germany 4Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected] Abstract Estuarine Batagur are among the most critically endangered chelonian species. We assess the taxonomic status of the recently discovered Cambodian relic population of Batagur by phylogenetic analyses of three mitochondrial (2096 bp) and three nuclear DNA fragments (1909 bp) using sequences from all other Batagur species and selected allied geoemydids. Furthermore, we calculated haplotype networks of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene for Cambodian terrapins, B. affinis, B. baska, and B. kachuga and compare external morphology of estuarine Batagur populations. Genetically, Cambodian Batagur are closely related with, but distinct from B. affinis from Sumatra and the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Morphologically, Cambodian Batagur resemble the distinctive B. affinis populations from the eastern Malay Peninsula that were not available for genetic study. We suggest that the Batagur populations from the eastern Malay Peninsula and Cambodia represent a new subspecies of B. affinis that once was distributed in estuaries surrounding the Gulf of Thailand (Batagur affinis edwardmolli subsp.
    [Show full text]
  • A Biographical Index of British and Irish Botanists
    L Biographical Index of British and Irish Botanists. TTTEN & BOULGER, A BIOaEAPHICAL INDEX OF BKITISH AND IRISH BOTANISTS. BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF BRITISH AND IRISH BOTANISTS COMPILED BY JAMES BEITTEN, F.L.S. SENIOR ASSISTANT, DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY, BBITISH MUSEUM AKD G. S. BOULGEE, E.L. S., F. G. S. PROFESSOR OF BOTANY, CITY OF LONDON COLLEGE LONDON WEST, NEWMAN & CO 54 HATTON GARDEN 1893 LONDON PRINTED BY WEST, NEWMAN AND HATTON GAEDEN PEEFACE. A FEW words of explanation as to the object and scope of this Index may fitly appear as an introduction to the work. It is intended mainly as a guide to further information, and not as a bibliography or biography. We have been liberal in including all who have in any way contributed to the literature of Botany, who have made scientific collections of plants, or have otherwise assisted directly in the progress of Botany, exclusive of pure Horticulture. We have not, as a rule, included those who were merely patrons of workers, or those known only as contributing small details to a local Flora. Where known, the name is followed by the years of birth and death, which, when uncertain, are marked with a ? or c. [circa) ; or merely approximate dates of "flourishing" are given. Then follows the place and day of bu'th and death, and the place of burial ; a brief indication of social position or occupation, espe- cially in the cases of artisan botanists and of professional collectors; chief university degrees, or other titles or offices held, and dates of election to the Linnean and Eoyal Societies.
    [Show full text]
  • Karl Jordan: a Life in Systematics
    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Kristin Renee Johnson for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History of SciencePresented on July 21, 2003. Title: Karl Jordan: A Life in Systematics Abstract approved: Paul Lawrence Farber Karl Jordan (1861-1959) was an extraordinarily productive entomologist who influenced the development of systematics, entomology, and naturalists' theoretical framework as well as their practice. He has been a figure in existing accounts of the naturalist tradition between 1890 and 1940 that have defended the relative contribution of naturalists to the modem evolutionary synthesis. These accounts, while useful, have primarily examined the natural history of the period in view of how it led to developments in the 193 Os and 40s, removing pre-Synthesis naturalists like Jordan from their research programs, institutional contexts, and disciplinary homes, for the sake of synthesis narratives. This dissertation redresses this picture by examining a naturalist, who, although often cited as important in the synthesis, is more accurately viewed as a man working on the problems of an earlier period. This study examines the specific problems that concerned Jordan, as well as the dynamic institutional, international, theoretical and methodological context of entomology and natural history during his lifetime. It focuses upon how the context in which natural history has been done changed greatly during Jordan's life time, and discusses the role of these changes in both placing naturalists on the defensive among an array of new disciplines and attitudes in science, and providing them with new tools and justifications for doing natural history. One of the primary intents of this study is to demonstrate the many different motives and conditions through which naturalists came to and worked in natural history.
    [Show full text]
  • Turtles #1 Among All Species in Race to Extinction
    Turtles #1 among all Species in Race to Extinction Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation and Colleagues Ramp Up Awareness Efforts After Top 25+ Turtles in Trouble Report Published Washington, DC (February 24, 2011)―Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PARC), an Top 25 Most Endangered Tortoises and inclusive partnership dedicated to the conservation of Freshwater Turtles at Extremely High Risk the herpetofauna--reptiles and amphibians--and their of Extinction habitats, is calling for more education about turtle Arranged in general and approximate conservation after the Turtle Conservation Coalition descending order of extinction risk announced this week their Top 25+ Turtles in Trouble 1. Pinta/Abingdon Island Giant Tortoise report. PARC initiated a year-long awareness 2. Red River/Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle campaign to drive attention to the plight of turtles, now the fastest disappearing species group on the planet. 3. Yunnan Box Turtle 4. Northern River Terrapin 5. Burmese Roofed Turtle Trouble for Turtles 6. Zhou’s Box Turtle The Turtle Conservation Coalition has highlighted the 7. McCord’s Box Turtle Top 25 most endangered turtle and tortoise species 8. Yellow-headed Box Turtle every four years since 2003. This year the list included 9. Chinese Three-striped Box Turtle/Golden more species than previous years, expanding the list Coin Turtle from a Top 25 to Top 25+. According to the report, 10. Ploughshare Tortoise/Angonoka between 48 and 54% of all turtles and tortoises are 11. Burmese Star Tortoise considered threatened, an estimate confirmed by the 12. Roti Island/Timor Snake-necked Turtle Red List of the International Union for the 13.
    [Show full text]
  • Integrative Taxonomy of Southeast Asian Snail-Eating Turtles (Geoemydidae: Malayemys) Reveals a New Species and Mitochondrial Introgression
    RESEARCH ARTICLE Integrative Taxonomy of Southeast Asian Snail-Eating Turtles (Geoemydidae: Malayemys) Reveals a New Species and Mitochondrial Introgression Flora Ihlow1*, Melita Vamberger2, Morris Flecks1, Timo Hartmann1, Michael Cota3,4, Sunchai Makchai3, Pratheep Meewattana4, Jeffrey E. Dawson5, Long Kheng6, Dennis Rödder1, Uwe Fritz2 1 Herpetology Section, Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Bonn, Germany, 2 Museum of Zoology, Senckenberg Dresden, Dresden, Germany, 3 Thailand Natural History Museum, National Science Museum, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, Thailand, 4 Phranakhon Rajabhat University, Bang Khen, Bangkok, Thailand, 5 Charles H. Hoessle Herpetarium, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America, 6 General Department of Administration for Nature Conservation and Protection, Ministry of Environment, Chamkar Mon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia * [email protected] OPEN ACCESS Citation: Ihlow F, Vamberger M, Flecks M, Hartmann T, Cota M, Makchai S, et al. (2016) Integrative Abstract Taxonomy of Southeast Asian Snail-Eating Turtles (Geoemydidae: Malayemys) Reveals a New Species Based on an integrative taxonomic approach, we examine the differentiation of Southeast and Mitochondrial Introgression. PLoS ONE 11(4): Asian snail-eating turtles using information from 1863 bp of mitochondrial DNA, 12 micro- e0153108. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0153108 satellite loci, morphology and a correlative species distribution model. Our analyses reveal Editor: Alfred L. Roca, University of Illinois at three genetically distinct groups with limited mitochondrial introgression in one group. All Urbana-Champaign, UNITED STATES three groups exhibit distinct nuclear gene pools and distinct morphology. Two of these Received: December 23, 2015 groups correspond to the previously recognized species Malayemys macrocephala (Chao Accepted: March 22, 2016 Phraya Basin) and M.
    [Show full text]
  • Red Sand Boa
    FACTSHEET RED SAND BOA © Raghu Ram Gowda / WARCO / Indiansnakes.org Red Sand Boa Eryx johnii, also known as the Indian Sand Boa is a non-venomous snake that is variable in colour and appears as reddish-brown, speckled-grey or yellow to black. Popularly called the double-headed snake, it has a blunt tail almost resembling a head which is wedge-shaped with narrow nostrils and tiny eyes. Taxonomically, it is placed in the class Reptilia, order Serpentes, and family Boidae. “It is the largest of the sand “ It is a nocturnal species and spends majority of boas in the world and can It is an ovoviviparous its time under the “ grow to more than 4ft species which means that ground. long.” ” the embryo that develops inside the eggs remains within the mother's body until they hatch into young ones. ” “ It feeds mainly on rodents, #DYK lizards and even other snakes. ” “It is easily recognisable due to its shovel-shaped nose and a blunt tail which appears to be chopped off. ” ECOLOGICAL ROLE: Just like other snake species, Red Sand Boa also plays a significant role in the ecosystem by maintaining a healthy population between prey and the predator. It feeds on rodents, lizards, and even other snakes and is often called the farmer’s friend. © Raghu Ram Gowda / WARCO / Indiansnakes.org SIZE, HABITAT, DISTRIBUTION AND POPULATION STATUS: AVERAGE HABITAT DISTRIBUTION POPULATION SIZE TREND Length: Agricultural lands, Andhra Pradesh, 70─120 cm grasslands, scrub Gujarat, Madhya forest, moist and Pradesh, dry deciduous Maharashtra, forests; unused Odisha, lands with sandy Rajasthan, Tamil soil and deep Nadu, Uttar cracks.
    [Show full text]
  • Batagur Affinis I Northern River Terrapin I Southern River Terrapin
    IDENTIFICATION OF COMMONLY TRADED WILDLIFE WITH A FOCUS ON THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE LAO PDR · MYANMAR · THAILAND IDENTIFICATION OF COMMONLY TRADED WILDLIFE WITH A FOCUS ON THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE LAO PDR · MYANMAR · THAILAND WWW.TRAFFIC.ORG TRAFFIC is a leading non-governmental organisation working globally on trade in wild animals and plants in the context of both biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. Reproduction of material appearing in this guide requires written permission from the publisher. The designations of geographical entities in this publication, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of TRAFFIC or its supporting organisations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. © TRAFFIC 2020. Copyright of material published in this guide is vested in TRAFFIC. Suggested Citation: Beastall, C.A. and Chng, S.C.L. (2020). Identification of Commonly Traded Wildlife with a focus on the Golden Triangle (Lao PDR, Myanmar and Thailand). TRAFFIC, Southeast Asia Regional Office, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. USING THIS GUIDE This guide has been designed to assist identification of wildlife species which are commonly found in trade in the Golden Triangle (Lao PDR, Myanmar and Thailand). It is an update of the Identification Sheets for Wildlife Species Traded in Southeast Asia produced for The Association of Southeast Asian Nations—Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN) between 2008 and 2013. This version was produced in 2020. This guide provides information on key identification features for the species or taxa, and what it is traded as.
    [Show full text]
  • AC26 Inf. 5 (English Only / Únicamente En Inglés / Seulement En Anglais)
    AC26 Inf. 5 (English only / únicamente en inglés / seulement en anglais) CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA ____________ Twenty-sixth meeting of the Animals Committee Geneva (Switzerland), 15-20 March 2012 and Dublin (Ireland), 22-24 March 2012 EXTRACT FROM THE PRELIMINARY REPORT WITH RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS FROM THE SINGAPORE WORKSHOP ON ASIAN TORTOISES AND FRESHWATER TURTLES The attached information document has been submitted by the United States of America in relation to agenda item 18*. * The geographical designations employed in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the CITES Secretariat or the United Nations Environment Programme concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The responsibility for the contents of the document rests exclusively with its author. AC26 Inf. 5 – p. 1 Extract from the Preliminary Report with Recommendations and Conclusions from the Singapore Workshop on Asian Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles The attached information document has been submitted by the United States in relation to a workshop on “Conservation of Asian Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles: Setting Priorities for the Next Ten Years” held in Singapore, February 21st – 24th, 2011. Recalling the findings and recommendations of the Animal Committee’s Technical Workshop on Conservation of and Trade in Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises (Kunming, China; March 2002) (see AC18 Inf. 12), and also Doc AC19 Doc 15.1 (Conservation and trade in freshwater turtles and tortoises: Addressing recommendations from the Kunming Workshop) which makes extensive listing discussion and recommendations.
    [Show full text]
  • Toils and Perils of Scientific Publishing in the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries
    Syracuse University SURFACE The Courier Libraries Spring 1989 Toils and Perils of Scientific Publishing in the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries Eileen Snyder Follow this and additional works at: https://surface.syr.edu/libassoc Part of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Commons Recommended Citation Snyder, Eileen. "Toils and Perils of Scientific Publishing in the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries." The Courier 24.1 (1989): 13-32. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Libraries at SURFACE. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Courier by an authorized administrator of SURFACE. For more information, please contact [email protected]. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY ASSOCIATES COURIER VOLUME XXIV, NUMBER 1, SPRING 1989 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY ASSOCIATES COURIER VOLUME XXIV NUMBER ONE SPRING 1989 The Marcel Breuer Papers and Michael Ventris: A Biographical Note By Isabelle Hyman, Professor of Fine Arts, 3 New York University Toils and Perils of Scientific Publishing in the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries By Eileen Snyder, Physics and Geology Librarian, 13 Syracuse University "Interviewing" Mr. Larkin By Robert Phillips, poet, critic, and author 33 Past and Present in Hope Emily Allen's Essay "Relics" (with the inclusion of the heretofore unpublished manuscript) By John C. Hirsh, Professor of English, 49 Georgetown University The Punctator's World: A Discursion (Part Two) By Gwen G. Robinson, Editor, Syracuse University Library 63 Associates Courier News of the Syracuse University Library and the Library Associates 101 Toils and Perils of Scientific Publishing in the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries BY EILEEN SNYDER It is perhaps not realized by the modem armchair naturalist what hardships attended his 'explorer naturalist' predecessor in the early 1800s.
    [Show full text]