Indonesian turtle close to extinction
Endangered Turtles
Roti Island
snake-necked turtle (Chelodina mccordi)
Species
information
The
snake-necked turtle (chelodina mccordi) of Rote is an extremely endangered
turtle species that is encountered at Rote island's highlands. Its habitat are
swamps, rice terraces and small lakes.
The carapace
can reach a length between 18 and 24 centimetres. The length of the neck is
similar. The color of the carapace is pale grey brown. Occasionally there are
also specimens which have a chestnut coloured hue. The plastron is pale buff
white. The neck is dark brown on the upperparts with round tubercles. The
underparts are beige white. The iris is black surrounded by a white ring.
The
snake-necked turtle
The Rote
Island snake-necked turtle is one of the most desired turtles in the
international pet trade. Even before it was scientifically described it was so
over-collected that the legal trade was prohibited in 2001 due to its rarity.
The two or three remaining populations live in an area of only 70 km² in the
central highlands of Roti Island. It is still illegally captured and it is
often offered on markets under the label of the New Guinea Snake-necked Turtle
which is also legally protected.
Roti Island snake-necked turtle
Penulis
: Drs.Simon Arnold Julian Jacob
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