Heosemys depressa in the Southern Chin Hills of Myanmar: A Significant Range Extension and Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Steven G. Platt; Kalyar Platt; Lay Lay Khaing; Thin Thin Yu; Me Me Soe; San San Nwe; Thet Zaw Naing; Thomas R. Rainwater

doi:10.2744/CCB-1077.1

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Steven G. Platt,¹ Kalyar Platt,² Lay Lay Khaing,³ Thin Thin Yu,⁴ Me Me Soe,² San San Nwe,⁵ Thet Zaw Naing,¹ Thomas R. Rainwater⁶

¹1 Wildlife Conservation Society–Myanmar Program, Building C-1, Aye Yeik Mon 1st Street, Hlaing Towns
²2 Turtle Survival Alliance, Building C-1, Aye Yeik Mon 1st Street, Hlaing Township Yangon, Myanmar [
³3 Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division, Forest Department, Lawkanandar Wildlife Sanctuary, Baga
⁴4 Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division, Forest Department, Shwe Settaw Wildlife Sanctuary, Minb
⁵5 Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division, Forest Department, Minzontaung Wildlife Sanctuary, Nato
⁶6 US Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Field Office, 176 Croghan Spur Road, Suite 200,

Abstract

The Arakan forest turtle (Heosemys depressa) is a critically endangered, poorly known chelonian endemic to western Myanmar. Previously known only from the Rakhine ( = Arakan) Hills, we here report a significant northward range extension into the southern Chin Hills, verify the occurrence of H. depressa in Kyauk Pan Taung Wildlife Sanctuary, and present new information on elevational limits, natural history, and folk taxonomy of this enigmatic species.

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Steven G. Platt, Kalyar Platt, Lay Lay Khaing, Thin Thin Yu, Me Me Soe, San San Nwe, Thet Zaw Naing, and Thomas R. Rainwater "Heosemys depressa in the Southern Chin Hills of Myanmar: A Significant Range Extension and Traditional Ecological Knowledge," Chelonian Conservation and Biology 13(2), 252-256, (1 December 2014). https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-1077.1

Received: 11 September 2013; Accepted: 1 February 2014; Published: 1 December 2014

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