New Records and Update List Species of Turtles in Pu Luong Nature Reserve, Thanh Hoa Province
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The paper provides morphological data of three turtle species: Black-breasted Leaf Turtle Geoemyda spengleri (Gmélin, 1789), Impressed Turtle Manouria impressa (Günther, 1882), and Big-headed Turtle Platysternon megacephalum Gray, 1831, which were recorded for the first time in Pu Luong Nature Reserve, Thanh Hoa Province. This study also biodiversity updates and increases the total number of known turtle species here to six, five of which are listed in the Vietnam Red List (2024), four species listed in the Vietnam Government Decree No. 84 (2021), and five species listed in CITES appendices and all six species are included in the IUCN Red List (2025). Keywords: Morphological; turtle; new distribution; Pu Luong
Authors: DAU Quang Vinh, DO Thi Ly, HA Thi Thao, LE Thi Quynh, HA Thi Thao, LE Thi Thu Phuong, LE Dinh Phuong, Pu Luong Nature Reserve, Thanh Hoa, Vietnam
Language: English
Subfield: Nature and Landscape Conservation
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4414530765
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