Title
A Field Observation and Significant Range Extension of Manouria
impressa in Myanmar
Author(s)
Htun, Saw;Platt, Steven G.
Published
2016
Publisher
Asian Herpetological Research
Abstract
Few records of the impressed tortoise (Manouria impressa) are available from Myanmar and most are
based on historic accounts, old museum specimens, and shells obtained from villagers and wildlife traffickers. We
herein report the observation of a living M. impressa in the Hukaung Valley Wildlife Sanctuary of northern Myanmar.
Our observation extends the known distribution of M. impressa in Myanmar approximately 850 km northwards from
previously reported populations in the Rakhine Hills of Magway Region.
Keywords
conservation;Hukaung Valley Wildlife Sanctuary;impressed tortoise;Myanmar
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