Batagur affinis, Southern River Terrapin

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Batagur affinis (Cantor, 1847)

Southern River Terrapin

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Not assigned | Testudines | Geoemydidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others; freshwater. Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

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: L_m ? 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

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

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: Version 2024-2)

Critically Endangered (CR) (A2bcd+4bcd); Date assessed: 14 March 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix I: International trade banned

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (45 of 100).

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