蔗林龟

蔗林龟(学名:Vijayachelys silvatica;)是地龟科蔗林龟属Vijayachelys)的唯一一种生物,原产于印度西高止山脉。它首次发现于1912年,当时共搜集到两个标本,但之后的70年中未尝一见,1982年才重新出现。

它最初属于地龟属,后来移到东方龟属,现在则属于蔗林龟属,其属名“Vijayachelys”来自印度爬行动物学家贾甘纳坦·维贾雅(Jagannathan Vijaya,1959–1987)的姓,他是1982年再度找到蔗林龟的人。

习性
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它生活在低海拔的常青林中,会在地面打浅洞藏身,洞穴周围未必有水源。它是一种杂食动物。

保护
它属于IUCN濒危物种,被列入CITES附录II中,很少见于宠物市场。印度的卡达尔人(Kadar)有时会捕食这种龟 。此外,过度砍伐和修建水利设施也造成其数量减少。

其被列為《瀕危野生動植物種國際貿易公約》附錄二的物種,被限制出口及貿易。

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