Title
Batagur affinis (Southern River terrapin). Diet in the wild
Author(s)
Som, Sitha;Platt, Steven G.;In, Hull;Phun, Thorn;Horne, Brian D.
Published
2019
Publisher
Herpetological Review
Abstract
Batagur affinis occurs in coastal rivers and estuaries of Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Thailand, Cambodia, and
Vietnam, although wild populations are now much reduced or extirpated in most range countries (Moll et al. 2015. Chelon. Res.
Monogr. 5:90.1–90.17). In Cambodia, B. affinis was feared extinct until a small population was “rediscovered” along the Sre
AmbelKaong River system in 2001 (Platt et al. 2003. Chelon. Conserv. Biol. 4:691–695). This population has since been the focus of
an intense recovery effort involving egg collection from the wild, head-starting of hatchlings, and eventual reintroduction
of subadult turtles (Sovannara and Gately 2009. Turtle Survival 2009:94–95; Moll et al., op. cit.).
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