Burmese star tortoise: Difference between revisions
mNo edit summary |
m AWB assisted change "a" to "an". |
||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
{{Taxobox_end}} |
{{Taxobox_end}} |
||
The '''Burmese Star Tortoise''' (''Geochelone platynota'') is becoming extinct in its native [[Myanmar]] (Burma). It lives in the dry, deciduous forest, and is eaten both by the native Burmese, and is traded to the [[China|Chinese]], where it is sometimes found in the food markets. It is on CITES Appendix II, meaning a permit from the country of export is required. Reportedly, Myanmar has never granted |
The '''Burmese Star Tortoise''' (''Geochelone platynota'') is becoming extinct in its native [[Myanmar]] (Burma). It lives in the dry, deciduous forest, and is eaten both by the native Burmese, and is traded to the [[China|Chinese]], where it is sometimes found in the food markets. It is on CITES Appendix II, meaning a permit from the country of export is required. Reportedly, Myanmar has never granted an export permit, meaning most captive bred are originally from illegal tortoises, or imports grandfathered in prior to the CITES listing. |
||
This tortoise can easily be distinguished from the more common [[Indian Star Tortoise]] by comparing the plastrons of the two species. It is considered [[Endangered species|critically endangered]] by the [[IUCN]]. One recent expedition searched for the Burmese star for 400 hours with specially trained dogs and 5 volunteers and only found 5 tortoises. |
This tortoise can easily be distinguished from the more common [[Indian Star Tortoise]] by comparing the plastrons of the two species. It is considered [[Endangered species|critically endangered]] by the [[IUCN]]. One recent expedition searched for the Burmese star for 400 hours with specially trained dogs and 5 volunteers and only found 5 tortoises. |
||
Revision as of 17:18, 31 January 2006
Template:Taxobox begin
Template:StatusCritical
Template:Taxobox begin placement
Template:Taxobox regnum entry
Template:Taxobox phylum entry
Template:Taxobox classis entry
Template:Taxobox ordo entry
Template:Taxobox familia entry
Template:Taxobox genus entry
Template:Taxobox species entry
Template:Taxobox end placement
Template:Taxobox section binomial parens
Template:Taxobox end
The Burmese Star Tortoise (Geochelone platynota) is becoming extinct in its native Myanmar (Burma). It lives in the dry, deciduous forest, and is eaten both by the native Burmese, and is traded to the Chinese, where it is sometimes found in the food markets. It is on CITES Appendix II, meaning a permit from the country of export is required. Reportedly, Myanmar has never granted an export permit, meaning most captive bred are originally from illegal tortoises, or imports grandfathered in prior to the CITES listing.
This tortoise can easily be distinguished from the more common Indian Star Tortoise by comparing the plastrons of the two species. It is considered critically endangered by the IUCN. One recent expedition searched for the Burmese star for 400 hours with specially trained dogs and 5 volunteers and only found 5 tortoises.