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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/).


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Indian and global distribution:
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Status, Habitat and Habits:

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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