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Rare Brazilian Sideneck Turtle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

R.A. Mittermeier ,
A.G.J. Rhodin ,
R. da Rocha e Silva  and
N. Araujo de Oliveira
R.A. Mittermeier
Affiliation:
World Wildlife Fund-US, Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20009
A.G.J. Rhodin
Affiliation:
World Wildlife Fund-US, Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20009
R. da Rocha e Silva
Affiliation:
World Wildlife Fund-US, Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20009
N. Araujo de Oliveira
Affiliation:
Dept. of Anatomical Sciences, Health Sciences Center, SUNY, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA.
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Abstract

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In 1976 one of the authors saw a pet turtle which he recognised to be Phrynops hogei. This was remarkable because hitherto the type specimen, first described in 1967, was the only one known to scientists. However, since 1976 three other live animals have been seen, and also eight museum specimens. From the new information the authors conclude that the range of the species is small, and also that the type locality was wrongly given. They think the turtle may well be endangered, and suggest a captive breeding programme for its conservation.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 15 , Issue 5 , December 1980 , pp. 473 - 475
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1980

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