Not assigned |
Testudines |
Geoemydidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Others; freshwater. Tropical
Asia: Cambodia, Indonesia (Sumatra), southern Malay Peninsula (southern Thailand and West Malaysia), Singapore (extirpated, reintroduced), Vietnam (extirpated).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 62.5 cm CL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128071); max. published weight: 38.0 kg (Ref. 128071)
Found in estuaries, inhabiting tidal regions of large rivers. Although wild terrapins are omnivores, the majority of their diet consists of leafy vegetation and fruits (Refs. 128071, 128076). This species is heavily exploited both for its flesh and its large eggs, and also threatened by habitat destruction. It is severely depleted throughout its range and extirpated from many of their historical habitats (Ref. 128071). Found in estuaries, inhabiting tidal regions of large rivers. This species has limited physiological adaptability to high saline concentrations (not more than 20 ppt). Main nesting period occurs during dry season (November to March) when sand banks emerge (Ref. 128071).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Moll, E.O., S.G. Platt, E.H. Chan, B.D. Horne, K. Platt, P. Praschag, P.N. Chen and P.P. van Dijk. 2015. (Ref. 128071)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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