Lissemys punctata
Authors/Creators
- 1. Yuvaraja's College, University of Mysore, Mysore - 570005, Karnataka, India; Email: kcmycm @ gmail. com
- 2. 461, " ASHA', Basaveshwara Extn, Hospet - 583201, Bellary, Karnataka, India; Email: samadkottur @ gmail. com & Department of Zoology, Mount Carmel College Autonomous, # 58, Palace Road, Vasanth Nagar, Bangalore - 560052, Karnataka, India; Email: deepak. p 757 @ gmail. com
- 3. Western Ghats Regional Centre (WGRC), Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Calicut - 673006, Kerala, India; Email; puttakeshava @ gmail. com
Description
Common Name: Indian Flapshell Turtle Distribution: Lissemys punctata is restricted to the Indian sub region. The nominotypical subspecies occurs in southern peninsular India, in the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu (Bhupathy et al., 2014). This is the most common and widespread species of turtle in South Indian rivers as well as in the Tungabhadra river within study area. During the study, team sighted the species collected in large numbers illegally and brought them to fish markets in gunny jute bags and pouring them in front of the people to sell them in day light in late afternoon by Bangladeshi (origin) fisherman community (plate 2). However, this species population is gradually declining due to illegal hunting and trapping by fishermen and tribal hunters. Three sub species recognized in India (Smith, 1933).
Conservation Status: Least concerned-LC (IUCN Red list), Appendix II (CITES). Schedule I, Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
Distribution: Indian Black Turtle also called as Indian Pond Terrapin is the most common semi aquatic turtle found in Indian rivers, ponds, lakes and other freshwater bodies. Six subspecies are currently recognized (Das & Bhupathy, 2009).
Conservation Status: Near Threatened-NT (IUCN Red list). Not listed by CITES and not listed under Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 yet (Ahmed & Das, 2010).
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- Journal article: 10.26515/rzsi/v121/i1/2021/154180 (DOI)
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Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Lacepede
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Cryptodira
- Family
- Trionychidae
- Genus
- Lissemys
- Species
- punctata
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Lissemys punctata (Lacepede, 1788) sec. Mohan, Kottur & Murthy, 2021
References
- Bhupathy, S., Robert. G., Webb and Peter, P. 2014. Lissemys punctata (Bonnaterre 1789) - Indian Flapshell Turtle. Chelonian Research Monographs, 5, v 1. https: // doi. org / 10.3854 / crm. 5.076. punctata. v 1.2014.
- Smith, M. A. 1933. The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia, Volume I. - Loricata, Testudines. Taylor and Francis, London; p. 185.
- Das, I. and Bhupathy, S. 2009. Melanochelys trijuga (Schweigger 1812), Indian Black Turtle. Conservation Biology of Freshwater turtles and Tortoises: A compilation project of the IUCN / SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. A. G. J. Rhodin, P. C. H. Pritchard, P. P. van Dijk, R. A. Saumure, K. A. Buhlman, J. B. Iversion and R. A. Mittermeier, Eds. Chelonian. https: // doi. org / 10.3854 / crm. 5.038. trijuga. v 1.2009.
- Ahmed, M. F and Das, A. 2010. Tortoises and Turtles of Northeast India: Saving them from Extinction! Survey, Assessment of Present Status and Conservation of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles in Northeast India. (Draft) Technical Report, Aaranyak; p. 86.