Assessment Information
Red List Category
VU
Vulnerable
Red List Criteria
A1d+2d
Version
2.3
Year Assessed
2000
Assessor/s
Asian Turtle Trade Working Group
Reviewer/s
Buhlmann, K., Rhodin, A. & van Dijk, P.P. (Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Red List Authority)
Contributor/s
Justification
The status assessment was made with respect to the natural populations only. The taxonomic and genetic diversity of this taxon (several component species have been described or resurrected in recent years) has been confused and compromised by the mixing of animals of different origin in farms, and the escape of farmed animals into wild populations.
