Field Observations and Conservation of Heosemys depressa in the Rakhine Yoma Elephant Range of Western Myanmar

Steven G. Platt; Khin Myo Myo; Win Ko Ko; Aung Maung; Thomas R. Rainwater

doi:10.2744/CCB-0813.1

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Steven G. Platt,¹ Khin Myo Myo,² Win Ko Ko,² Aung Maung,³ Thomas R. Rainwater⁴

¹Department of Biology, PO Box C-64, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Texas, 79832 USA splatt@sulross.edu
²Wildlife Conservation Society–Myanmar Program, Building C-1, Aye Yeik Mon 1 Street, Hlaing Township, Yangon, Myanmar ; kmyomyo_wcs@myanmar.com.mm winkoko_wcs@myanmar.com.mm
³Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division, Forest Department, Rakhine Yoma Elephant Range, Gwa, Myanmar
⁴619 Palmetto Street, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, 29464 USA trrainwater@gmail.com

Abstract

The Arakan forest turtle (Heosemys depressa) is a critically endangered, poorly known chelonian endemic to western Myanmar. We conducted surveys of the Rakhine Yoma Elephant Range in 2003 and 2009, and herein report field observations of H. depressa. This protected area offers excellent prospects for the future conservation of this endangered species owing to its large area, inaccessibility, and minimal human activity.

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Steven G. Platt, Khin Myo Myo, Win Ko Ko, Aung Maung, and Thomas R. Rainwater "Field Observations and Conservation of Heosemys depressa in the Rakhine Yoma Elephant Range of Western Myanmar," Chelonian Conservation and Biology 9(1), 114-119, (1 June 2010). https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-0813.1

Received: 28 October 2009; Accepted: 1 March 2010; Published: 1 June 2010

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