Reproduction of endangered Big-headed Turtle, <em>Platysternon megacephalum</em> (Reptilia: Testudines: Platysternidae)

The big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum) is heavily harvested to support tremendous demands from food and pet markets, and thus its ecology remains poorly understood. The presence of self-sustaining populations in Hong Kong (22°09’-22°37’N, 113°50’-114°30’E) provides important opportunitie...

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Main Authors: Yik-Hei Sung, Billy Hau, Nancy Karraker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2014-10-01
Series:Acta Herpetologica
Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1728