Cryptic variation and the tragedy of unrecognized taxa: The case of international trade in the spiny turtle Heosemys spinosa (testudines: Geoemydidae)

• Main Authors: Spinks, Phillip Q., Thomson, Robert C., Hughes, Bill, Moxley, Brad, Brown, Rafe, Diesmos, Arvin C., Shaffer, H. Bradley
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2012
• Subjects: Testudinidae—Variation; Wildlife conservation; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/4882; https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/164/4/811/2627176
• Institution: De La Salle University

Loss of habitat and human exploitation have driven many turtle species to the brink of extinction, particularly in many parts of southern Asia. The spiny turtle (Heosemys spinosa) is a terrestrial species distributed throughout the Sundaland region of South-East Asia. Despite international legislati...