世界TOP25濒临绝种的龟类

World's Top 25 Most Endangered Turtles
世界TOP25濒临绝种的龟类
Turtle Conservation Fund 龟类保育基金会 05.15.2003

    龟类保育基金会(Turtle Conservation Fund TCF)于2003年5月15日，在华盛顿首次发佈了该组织所认定之世界TOP25濒临绝种龟类的名单，其中包括陆龟，箱龟和水龟。TCF认为这25种龟龟中大部份将会在 未来的20年内绝种，因此急需更进一步的保护。其中大部份是亚洲的龟类.这份报告已经在欧美日各国引起广泛的讨论，我们不是华盛顿公约国，但是这种重要的议题不可不知。

    一般来说，先进国家的学术单位并不愿意发佈类似的报告，因为这种报告在另一方面来说，也正好提供了非法野生动物业者一份热门清单，刚好可以用来做为蒐购的参考，反而更加速这些龟种的灭绝.这次是因为情况已到危急关头，才毅然提出这份研究报告，并呼吁世界各国同心协力 再提升这些龟种的保育。

    TCF会做出这份名单当然有其背景与根据，我们不必去探讨名单的正确性，却不能没有相同的认知.如果 有兴趣要知道详细的内容，请造访Turtle Survival Alliance网站，他们有第一手的资料，也有许多其他龟类的保育资料，颇值得参考。以下便是这25种龟龟的列表，与TCF的图片并不全然相同：

1. River Terrapin 巴达库尔龟
Batagur baska
S.E. Asia (Indo-Burma & Sundaland Hotspots)

2. Striped Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle 印度纹背鱉
Chitra chitra
S.E. Asia (Indo-Burma Hotspot)
IUCN Rank: Critically Endangered

3. Roti Snake-necked Turtle 罗地岛长颈龟
Chelodina mccordi
Southern Indonesia (Wallacea Hotspot)
IUCN Rank: Critically Endangered

4. Chinese Three-striped Box Turtle 三线箱龟
Cuora trifasciata
Northern Vietnam & China (Indo-Burma Hotspot)
IUCN Rank: Critically Endangered

5. Arakan Forest Turtle 缅甸山龟
Heosemys depressa
Myanmar (Indo-Burma Hotspot)
IUCN Rank: Critically Endangered

6. Burmese Star Tortoise 缅甸星龟
Geochelone platynota
Myanmar (Indo-Burma Hotspot)
IUCN Rank: Critically Endangered

7. Sulawesi Forest Turtle 苏拉威西山龟
Leucocephalon yuwonoi
Indonesia (Wallacea Hotspot)
IUCN Rank: Critically Endangered

8. Painted Terrapin 西瓜龟
Callagur borneoensis
S.E. Asia (Indo-Burma & Sundaland Hotspots)
IUCN Rank: Critically Endangered

9. Burmese Roofed Turtle 缅甸高背龟
Kachuga trivittata
Myanmar (Indo-Burma Hotspot)
IUCN Rank: Endangered

10. Vietnam Leaf Turtle 安南叶龟
Mauremys annamensis
Vietnam (Indo-Burma Hotspot)
IUCN Rank: Critically Endangered

11. Southern Speckled Padloper Tortoise 斑点鸚嘴龟
Homopus signatus cafer
South Africa (Succulent Karoo Hotspot)
IUCN Rank: Species Near Threatened， subspecies not yet ranked

12. Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle 斑鱉
Rafetus swinhoei
China and Vietnam
IUCN Rank: Critically Endangered

13. Madagascar Big-headed Turtle 马达加斯加大头龟
Erymnochelys madagascariensis
Madagascar (Madagascar and Indian Ocean Island Hotspot)
IUCN Rank: Endangered

14. Ploughshare Tortoise 安哥洛卡象龟
Geochelone yniphora
Madagascar (Madagascar and Indian Ocean Island Hotspot)
IUCN Rank: Endangered

15. Flat-tailed Tortoise 扁尾龟
Pyxis planicauda
Madagascar (Madagascar and Indian Ocean Island Hotspot)
IUCN Rank: Endangered

16. Geometric Tortoise 几何龟
Psamnobates geometricus
South Africa (Cape Floristic Province Hotspot)
IUCN Rank: Endangered

17. Philippine Forest Turtle 菲律宾山龟
Heosemys leytensis
Philippine Islands
IUCN Rank: Critically Endangered

18. Egyptian Tortoise 埃及陆龟
Testudo kleinmanni
S.E. Mediterranean (Mediterranean Basin Hotspot)
IUCN Rank: Endangered

19. Western Swamp Turtle 澳洲短颈龟
Pseudemydura umbrina
Australia (Southwestern Australia Hotspot)
IUCN Rank: Critically Endangered

20. Mary River Turtle 玛莉河龟
Elusor macrurus
Australia
IUCN Rank: Endangered

21. Dahl Toad-headed Turtle 哥伦比亚蟾头龟
Phrynops dahli
Colombia
IUCN Rank: Critically Endangered

22. Abingdon Island Tortoise (Galapagos Tortoise) 加拉巴戈象龟
Geochelone nigra abingdoni
Galapagos Islands (Choco-Darien-Western Ecuador Hotspot)
IUCN Rank: Extinct in the Wild

23. Central American River Turtle 中美洲河龟
Dermatemys mawii
Central America (Mesoamerica Hotspot)
IUCN Rank: Endangered

24. Bog Turtle 牟氏龟
Clemmys muhlenbergii
United States
IUCN Rank: Endangered

25. Yellow-Blotched Map Turtle 黄斑地图龟
Graptemys flavimaculata
United States
IUCN Rank: Endangered