蔗林龜(學名:Vijayachelys silvatica;英語:Cane turtle)是地龜科蔗林龜屬Vijayachelys)的唯一一種生物,原產於印度西高止山脈。它首次發現於1912年,當時共搜集到兩個標本,但之後的70年中未嘗一見,1982年才重新出現。[3][4]

蔗林龜
科學分類 編輯
界: 動物界 Animalia
門: 脊索動物門 Chordata
綱: 爬蟲綱 Reptilia
目: 龜鱉目 Testudines
亞目: 曲頸龜亞目 Cryptodira
科: 地龜科 Geoemydidae
亞科: 地龜亞科 Geoemydinae
屬: 蔗林龜屬 Vijayachelys
Praschag, Schmidt, Fritzsch, Müller, Gemel and Fritz, 2006
種:
蔗林龜 V. silvatica
二名法
Vijayachelys silvatica
(Henderson, 1912)
異名[2]
  • Geoemyda silvatica Henderson, 1912
  • Heosemys silvatica McDowell, 1964
  • Vijayachelys silvatica Praschag, Schmidt, Fritzsch, Müller, Gemel & Fritz, 2006

它最初屬於地龜屬,後來移到東方龜屬,現在則屬於蔗林龜屬,其屬名「Vijayachelys」來自印度爬行動物學家賈甘納坦·維賈雅(Jagannathan Vijaya,1959–1987)的姓,他是1982年再度找到蔗林龜的人。[4]

特徵

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模式標本背殼長120 mm(4.7英寸),寬83 mm(3.3英寸),雌性略大於雄性,但最大也不超過13 cm(5.1英寸)。[5]

習性

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阿奈馬萊丘陵的蔗林龜

它生活在低海拔的常青林中,會在地面打淺洞藏身,洞穴周圍未必有水源[6]。它是一種雜食動物。[7]

保護

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它屬於IUCN瀕危物種,被列入CITES附錄II中,很少見於寵物市場[8]。印度的卡達爾人(Kadar)有時會捕食這種龜 。此外,過度砍伐和修建水利設施也造成其數量減少。[9]

其被列為《瀕危野生動植物種國際貿易公約》附錄二物種,被限制出口及貿易。

參考文獻

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  1. ^ Vijayachelys silvatica頁面存檔備份,存於互聯網檔案館) Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Vijayachelys silvatica (errata version published in 2016). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2000: e.T9038A97378369. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T9038A12952577.en. Downloaded on 04 September 2019.
  2. ^ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš. Checklist of Chelonians of the World (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 2007, 57 (2): 249 [2012-05]. ISSN 1864-5755. (原始內容 (PDF)存檔於2010-12-17). 
  3. ^ Henderson (1912)
  4. ^ 4.0 4.1 Praschag et al. (2006)
  5. ^ Henderson (1912), Praschag et al. (2006)
  6. ^ Smith (1941)
  7. ^ Smith (1941), Praschag et al. (2006)
  8. ^ ATTWG (2000), Praschag et al. (2006)
  9. ^ Vijayachelys silvatica (Henderson 1912) – Cochin Forest Cane Turtle. In: Rhodin, A.G.J., Pritchard, P.C.H., van Dijk, P.P., Saumure, R.A., Buhlmann, K.A., Iverson, J.B., and Mittermeier, R.A. (Eds.). Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. Deepak, V., Praschag, P., and Vasudevan, K. No. 5, pp. 078.1–7 Chelonian Research Monographs.
  • Asian Turtle Trade Working Group (ATTWG). Vijayachelys silvatica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000, 2000: e.T9038A97378369. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T9038A12952577.en . 
  • Groombridge, B.; Moll, Edward O. & Vijaya, Jaganath (1983): Rediscovery of a rare Indian turtle. Oryx 17(3): 130-134.
  • Henderson, J.R. (1912): Preliminary note on a new tortoise from South India. Records of the Indian Museum 7(21): 217-218.
  • Moll, Edward O.; Groombridge, B. & Vijaya, Jaganath (1986): Redescription of the cane turtle with notes on its natural history and classification. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 83(Supplement): 112–126.
  • Praschag, Peter; Schmidt, Christian; Fritzsch, Guido; Müller, Anke; Gemel, Richard & Fritz, Uwe (2006): Geoemyda silvatica, an enigmatic turtle of the Geoemydidae (Reptilia: Testudines), represents a distinct genus. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 6(2): 151-162. doi:10.1016/j.ode.2005.10.001 (HTML abstract). Erratum: Organisms Diversity & Evolution 6(2): 254. doi:10.1016/j.ode.2006.05.001 (HTML abstract)
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  • Smith, M.A. (1941): The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Reptilia and Amphibi.
  • Vijaya, Jaganath (1982): Rediscovery of the forest cane turtle (Heosemys silvatica) of Kerala. Hamadryad 7(3): 2-3.
  • Vijaya, Jaganath (1983): Rediscovery of the Forest Cane Turtle, Heosemys (Geoemyda) silvatica (Reptilia, Testudinata, Emydidae) from Chalakudy Forests in Kerala. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 79(3): 676-677
  • Vijaya, Jaganath (1988): Status of the forest cane turtle (Geoemyda silvatica). Hamadryad 13(2): 10