Turtles of the World, 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status

Reproduction and Nesting of the Endangered Keeled Box Turtle (Cuora mouhotii) on Hainan Island, China

“…Of an estimated 90 species that are native to the region, more than 50% are listed as critically endangered or endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species (Asian Turtle Conservation Network 2010). The keeled box turtle (Cuora mouhotii) is one such species found in China (Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi, and possibly southern Yunnan), northern and central Vietnam, Laos, northern Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, and the state of Assam in India (Ernst and Barbour 1989;Zhao and Adler 1993;Turtle Taxonomy Working Group 2010). Overcollection, illegal trade, and habitat destruction have resulted in drastic reductions in the wild populations (De Bruin and Artner 1999;Lau and Shi 2000;Gong et al 2006), and C. mouhotii is now classified as an endangered species by the IUCN Red List (IUCN 2010).…”

To the Study of Herpetofauna (Amphibia: Anura; Reptilia: Testudines, Sauria, Serpentes) Biocenoses of the Divichi Estuary of the Caspian Sea

“…за все время исследований). Включе-на в Красную книгу Азербайджана [3], красный список МСОП, в список Конвенции о международной торговле видами дикой флоры и фауны -При-ложение II «Convention on International trade in endangered species of wild fauna and fl ora -CITES» и II Приложение Бернской конвенции [16].…”

Aldabrachelys hololissa (Günther 1877) – Seychelles Giant Tortoise

“…However, others recognize these taxa as distinct as either species or subspecies of A. gigantea, based on the described morphological differences and incomplete genetic analysis (Gerlach and Canning 1998a, Gerlach and Bour 2003, Bour 2006, Turtle Taxonomy Working Group 2007, 2010Leuteritz et al 2008;Rhodin et al 2008;Gerlach 2011). Description.…”