First offshore island record of Mauremys annamensis (Siebenrock, 1903) (Testudines, Geoemydidae) in Vietnam

By

Nguyen, Luan Thanh
Tran, Tuyet-Dzung Thi
Phan, Sanh Cong
Ziegler, Thomas, 1970-
Le, Minh Duc, 1973-
Mccormack, Timothy E. M.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-4-25

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

21

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

475--479

Subjects

Conservation , Cu Lao Cham Archipelago , distribution record , freshwater turtle , Quang Nam Province

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/21.2.475

 

Abstract

We report the first record of the Critically Endangered Vietnamese Pond Turtle, Mauremys annamensis (Siebenrock, 1903), from the Cu Lao Cham Archipelago, Quang Nam Province, central Vietnam, based on two individuals observed in 2015 and 2022. This discovery extends the species’ distribution to an offshore island, approximately 17 km from the mainland in Hoi An City, highlighting its potential adaptability and urgent conservation needs.