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Population trends of Chinese freshwater turtles and tortoises
(Table based on Chinese Red Data Book of Endangered Animals, 1998.)
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Species |
Category / Status / Trends |
Main Threats |
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Platysternidae |
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Platysternon megacephalum |
Endangered, very rare |
Over-exploitation |
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Emydidae |
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Chinemys megalocephala* |
Endangered, rare |
Food markets |
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Chinemys nigricans* |
Endangered, rare |
Food markets |
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Chinemys reevesi |
Conservation dependent, sharply declining numbers |
TCM, food markets |
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Cuora aurocapitata* |
Critically endangered, rare |
TCM |
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Cuora flavomarginata |
Endangered, few animals |
TCM, food markets |
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Cuora galbinifrons |
Endangered, declining populations |
Over-exploitation |
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Cuora mccordi* |
Data deficient (only known from food markets) |
food markets |
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Cuora pani* |
Critically endangered (CITES App.II), in total 22 specimens are known |
food markets |
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Cuora trifasciata |
Critically endangered, very rare |
TCM |
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Cuora yunnanensis* |
probably extinct in the wild |
No data |
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Cuora zhoui* |
Data deficient, sharply declining numbers |
food markets |
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Cyclemys dentata |
Endangered, rare |
food and pet trade |
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Geoemyda spengleri |
Endangered, rare |
food markets |
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Mauremys iversoni* |
data deficient, very rare (in total 29 specimens have been seen) |
food markets |
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Mauremys mutica |
Endangered |
food markets |
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Ocadia glyphistoma* |
Data deficient (in total only 10 specimens known) |
No data |
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Ocadia philippeni* |
Data deficient (in total only 9 specimens known) |
No data |
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Ocadia sinensis |
Endangered, decreasing populations |
TCM |
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Pyxidea mouhotii |
Endangered |
food markets, habitat loss |
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Sacalia bealei |
Endangered |
over-exploitation, habitat loss |
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Sacalia pseudocellata* |
data deficient (in total 3 specimens are known) |
No data |
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Sacalia quadriocellata |
Endangered, rare |
over-exploitation |
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Testudinidae |
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Indotestudo elongata |
Endangered, rare |
over-exploitation, habitat loss |
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Manouria impressa |
Endangered |
food markets, handcrafts |
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Testudo horsfieldii |
Critically endangered |
over-exploitation, habitat loss |
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Trionychidae |
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Palea steindachneri |
endangered, very rare |
food markets, export |
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Pelochelys bibroni (nomenclature unclear) |
extinct in the wild |
food markets |
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Pelochelys maculatus |
not evaluated (only 3 specimens are known) |
food markets (illegal imports from other countries) |
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Pelodiscus sinensis |
Vulnerable |
TCM and food markets |
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* Endemic to China |