Title
Dermatemys mawii (Central American River Turtle). Description of neonates
Author(s)
Platt, Steven G.;Barrett, Heather A.;Marlin, Jacob A.;Pop, Thomas;Serano, Jaren;Rainwater, Thomas R.
Published
2019
Publisher
Herpetological Review
Abstract
Dermatemys mawii (known as“Hicatee” in Belize) is a large (carapace length [CL] to 600 mm) freshwater turtle restricted to the Atlantic coastal lowlands of southern Mexico, northern Guatemala,
and Belize (Vogt et al. 2011. Chelon. Res. Monogr. 58:1–12). Populations throughout this geographic range have been decimated by over-harvesting and consequently, D. mawii
is now considered among the most endangered turtles in the world (Stanford et al. 2018. Turtles in Trouble: The World’s 25 Most Endangered Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles – 2018. Turtle Conservation Coalition, Ojai. 84
pp.)
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