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Title
Batagur Trivittata (Burmese Roofed Turtle). Nesting Site and Substrate
Author(s)
Platt, Steven G.;Measures, Elizabeth A.;Rohr, David M.;Platt, Kalyar;Rainwater, Thomas R.
Published
2017
Publisher
Herpetological Review
Abstract
Batagur trivittata is a large (carapace length to 580 mm) aquatic turtle endemic to the Ayeyarwady (formerly Irrawaddy), Chindwin, Sittaung (formerly Sittang), and Thanlwin (formerly Salween) rivers of Myanmar (Ernst and Barbour 1989. Turtles of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. 313 pp.). Historic sources indicate B. trivittata was formerly common to abundant in these large rivers (Maxwell 1911. Reports on Inland and Sea Fisheries in the Thongwa, Myaungmya, and Bassein Districts and the Turtlebanks of the Irrawaddy Division. Government Printing Office, Rangoon. 57 pp.), but chronic egg harvesting and loss of nesting habitat resulted in long-term population declines (Platt et al. 2005. Chelon. Conserv. Biol. 4:942–948).
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