Impressed tortoise

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Impressed tortoise
Manouria impressa specimen.jpg
A mounted specimen of Manouria impressa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Testudinidae
Genus: Manouria
Species:
M. impressa
Binomial name
Manouria impressa
(Günther, 1882).
Synonyms [2]
  • Geoemyda impressa
    Günther, 1882
  • Geoemyda latinuchalis
    Vaillant, 1894
  • Testudo pseudemys
    Boulenger, 1903
  • Testudo latinuchalis
    — Siebenrock, 1909
  • Testudo impressa
    M.A. Smith, 1922
  • Geochelone impressa
    Pritchard, 1967
  • Manouria impressa
    — Bour, 1980
  • Manowria impressa
    — Zhou & Zhou, 1991

The impressed tortoise (Manouria impressa) occurs in mountainous forest areas in Southeast Asia, mainly in Myanmar Burma, southern China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and Northeast India. [3] The species has a golden brown shell and skin. Adults are much smaller than their relatives the Asian forest tortoise ( Manouria emys ), with a maximum carapace length of 35 cm (14 in).

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The impressed tortoise lives at high elevations, up to 2,000 m (6,600 ft). Its behavior is little known due to the small known population; diet in the wild may consist largely of mushrooms, although bamboo shoots are also eaten. The species is known for being difficult to keep alive in captivity because not much is known about it; although its status in the wild is uncertain, it is eaten widely by local people and little captive breeding has occurred. Humans use impressed tortoises for cell[ clarification needed ], trading, pets, and food; but some places like Thailand have established a wildlife conservation law to protect them.


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References

  1. Cota, M.; Li, P.; Platt, K.; Rao, D.-Q.; Stanford, C.B.; Wang, L.; Wanchai, P. (2021). "Manouria impressa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T12775A508518. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T12775A508518.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 288–289. doi: 10.3897/vz.57.e30895 . ISSN   1864-5755.
  3. "How a chance rescue in Arunachal Pradesh led to the discovery of a new tortoise species". The Indian Express. 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2019-06-27.

Further reading

WANCHAI, P., STANFORD, C. B., THIRAKHUPT, K., & THANHIKORN, S. (2012, October). Home range of the IMPRESSED Tortoise, Manouria impressa ... Retrieved March 26, 2021, from http://www.biology.sc.chula.ac.th/TNH/archives/v12_no2/4-PRATYAPORN%20Proof2.pdf

WANCHAI, P., Stanford, C. B., Pradatsundarasar, A., Tharapoom, K., & Thirakhupt, K. (2013, April). Activity budget of the IMPRESSED Tortoise, (Günther, 1882 ... Retrieved March 26, 2021, from http://www.biology.sc.chula.ac.th/TNH/archives/v13_no1/39-48%20Wanchai.pdf