Reptilia > Testudines > Cryptodira > Testudinoidea > Testudinidae > Manouria
Manouria emys (Schlegel & Müller, 1840) – Asian Giant Tortoise
Taxonomic Notes:
This species is listed as Critically Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).Manouria emys – Asian Giant Tortoise
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
This species is listed as Critically Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).
The tortoise species inhabits in evergreen forests, from low to moderate elevated lands (Choudhury et al., 2019). In India, a decline in its population has been studied, which can be reasoned by killing for meat consumption, pet trading and habitat shrinkage due to anthropogenic pressures (Choudhury et al., 2019).
Type Locality: Arakan (Tenasserim, Myanmar)
Rare, known to be distributed in north-eastern states in India (Choudhury et al., 2019).
Conservation Status:
This species is listed as Critically Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).The tortoise species inhabits in evergreen forests, from low to moderate elevated lands (Choudhury et al., 2019). In India, a decline in its population has been studied, which can be reasoned by killing for meat consumption, pet trading and habitat shrinkage due to anthropogenic pressures (Choudhury et al., 2019).
References:
Reptilia > Testudines > Cryptodira > Testudinoidea > Testudinidae > Manouria
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Jangid, A.K. and A. Kamdar. 2023. Manouria emys (Schlegel & Müller, 1840) – Asian Giant Tortoise. Kamdar, A., A, Jangid, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (eds.). Reptiles of India, v. 1.26. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.indianreptiles.org/sp/103/Manouria-emys
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