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• Arakan_forest_turtle abstract "The Arakan forest turtle is an extremely rare turtle species which lives only in the Arakan hills of western Myanmar. It is a semiterrestrial turtle, meaning it can survive in aquatic as well as terrestrial habitats, but as adults, they prefer living in terrestrial habitats. The turtle remains dormant the majority of the time by hiding in leaves and debris if they are not foraging for food. The Arakan forest turtle is an omnivore, feeding on both animals and plants. Although these turtles are considered a relatively reserved animal for the majority of their daily activity, they are aggressive when it comes to eating insects, worms, and fish. They also consume fruit that falls to the forest floor.The Arakan forest turtle was believed extinct (last seen in 1908), but in 1994 was rediscovered when a few specimens turned up in Asian food markets. Like most Asian turtles, it is collected yearly as a food source or for "medical cures". Only a handful of these conservation-reliant turtles are in captivity, and their status in the wild, which is dubious at best, is listed as critical."The animals seem to be extremely difficult to establish in captivity," said Peter Paul van Dijk, director of the tortoise and freshwater turtle program for Conservation International. Only 14 Arakan forest turtles are housed in Association of Zoos and Aquariums-accredited institutions in the United States, at Zoo Atlanta, the St. Louis Zoo, the Miami Metro Zoo, River Banks Zoo and Garden in Columbia, South Carolina, and the Knoxville Zoo.In May 2007, Zoo Atlanta, the only Arakan forest turtle breeding facility in the world, announced the successful hatching of the fourth hatchling to have been born there in the last six years. They also announced another egg was near hatching, and two additional hatchlings did not survive. Arakan forest turtles only mate once a year, and the eggs take 100 days to hatch.Between January 21, and February 14, 2000, a group of scientists participated in an expedition to central Rakhine, formerly Arakan, State in the western part of Myanmar, formerly Burma, to gain information on the Arakan forest turtle. The expedition yielded one male Arakan forest turtle, with a carapace length of 22.cm, a mass of 1.3 kg, and 18 plastral annuli. It was discovered by a hunter’s dog on 7 February about 30 m from a small stream in bamboo forest on Salu Taung, along the Arakan Yoma. The carapace was severely damaged with signs of abnormal healing.Despite the low number of Arakan forest turtles, they are still being traded by animal pet dealers in China, who catch them in western Myanmar. In 2003, researchers took samples for research from nine Arakan forest turtles that had been imported to the Czech Republic to be kept in a private collection.In 2009, scientists discovered wild Arakan forest turtles for the first time in history in an elephant sanctuary in Myanmar. The research, carried out in 2003 and 2009, used canines and survey teams working with locals to search for the rare species.A survey of local hunters in the area revealed several possible behavioral characteristics of the turtle, such as a nocturnal lifestyle and increased activity during the early wet season. They also claim to find around two or three turtle eggs when skinning female specimens around June and July, possibly revealing the reproductive system and cycle of the species.The scientific team also labeled the area as a good prospective place to focus conservation efforts for the turtle, despite the fact that locals do occasionally hunt and eat them. Even with those activities, the elephant sanctuary is difficult to access and lacks any human settlement, making any human interference with the turtle merely opportunistic. No large-scale commercial project hunts the turtle, nor would there be a demand for one, since the turtle is too difficult to find compared to the little profit there is for doing so. Furthermore, the area even has a low risk of being exploited for natural resources, as easier-to-access areas nearby are abundant with them.".
• Arakan_forest_turtle binomialAuthority John_Anderson_(zoologist).
• Arakan_forest_turtle class Reptile.
• Arakan_forest_turtle conservationStatus "CR".
• Arakan_forest_turtle conservationStatusSystem "iucn2.3".
• Arakan_forest_turtle family Geoemydidae.
• Arakan_forest_turtle family Testudinoidea.
• Arakan_forest_turtle genus Heosemys.
• Arakan_forest_turtle kingdom Animal.
• Arakan_forest_turtle order Cryptodira.
• Arakan_forest_turtle order Turtle.
• Arakan_forest_turtle phylum Chordate.
• Arakan_forest_turtle synonym "* Geoemyda arakana (Theobald, 1876)".
• Arakan_forest_turtle synonym "* Geoemyda depressa (Anderson, 1875)".
• Arakan_forest_turtle synonym "* Heosemys depressa (Stejneger, 1902)".
• Arakan_forest_turtle thumbnail Heosemys-depressa.jpg?width=300.
• Arakan_forest_turtle wikiPageExternalLink 612784889?accountid=13626.
• Arakan_forest_turtle wikiPageExternalLink arakanforestturtle.
• Arakan_forest_turtle wikiPageID "1834702".
• Arakan_forest_turtle wikiPageRevisionID "603935355".
• Arakan_forest_turtle binomial "Heosemys depressa".
• Arakan_forest_turtle classis Reptile.
• Arakan_forest_turtle familia Geoemydidae.
• Arakan_forest_turtle genus "Heosemys".
• Arakan_forest_turtle hasPhotoCollection Arakan_forest_turtle.
• Arakan_forest_turtle imageCaption "Specimen at Atlanta Zoo".
• Arakan_forest_turtle imageWidth "250".
• Arakan_forest_turtle ordo Turtle.
• Arakan_forest_turtle phylum Chordate.
• Arakan_forest_turtle regnum "Animalia".
• Arakan_forest_turtle species "H. depressa".
• Arakan_forest_turtle status "CR".
• Arakan_forest_turtle statusSystem "iucn2.3".
• Arakan_forest_turtle subordo Cryptodira.
• Arakan_forest_turtle superfamilia Testudinoidea.
• Arakan_forest_turtle synonyms "* Geoemyda depressa (Anderson, 1875) * Geoemyda arakana (Theobald, 1876) * Heosemys depressa (Stejneger, 1902)".
• Arakan_forest_turtle subject Category:Conservation_reliant_species.
• Arakan_forest_turtle subject Category:Heosemys.
• Arakan_forest_turtle subject Category:Reptiles_of_Asia.
• Arakan_forest_turtle type Animal100015388.
• Arakan_forest_turtle type Chordate101466257.
• Arakan_forest_turtle type LivingThing100004258.
• Arakan_forest_turtle type Object100002684.
• Arakan_forest_turtle type Organism100004475.
• Arakan_forest_turtle type PhysicalEntity100001930.
• Arakan_forest_turtle type Reptile101661091.
• Arakan_forest_turtle type ReptilesOfAsia.
• Arakan_forest_turtle type Vertebrate101471682.
• Arakan_forest_turtle type Whole100003553.
• Arakan_forest_turtle type Animal.
• Arakan_forest_turtle type Eukaryote.
• Arakan_forest_turtle type Reptile.
• Arakan_forest_turtle type Species.
• Arakan_forest_turtle type Organism.
• Arakan_forest_turtle comment "The Arakan forest turtle is an extremely rare turtle species which lives only in the Arakan hills of western Myanmar. It is a semiterrestrial turtle, meaning it can survive in aquatic as well as terrestrial habitats, but as adults, they prefer living in terrestrial habitats. The turtle remains dormant the majority of the time by hiding in leaves and debris if they are not foraging for food. The Arakan forest turtle is an omnivore, feeding on both animals and plants.".
• Arakan_forest_turtle label "Arakan forest turtle".
• Arakan_forest_turtle label "Arakan-aardschildpad".
• Arakan_forest_turtle label "Heosemys depressa".
• Arakan_forest_turtle label "Heosemys depressa".
• Arakan_forest_turtle label "ヒラタヤマガメ".
• Arakan_forest_turtle label "亞洲山龜".
• Arakan_forest_turtle sameAs Heosemys_depressa.
• Arakan_forest_turtle sameAs Heosemys_depressa.
• Arakan_forest_turtle sameAs ヒラタヤマガメ.
• Arakan_forest_turtle sameAs Arakan-aardschildpad.
• Arakan_forest_turtle sameAs m.05_pgb.
• Arakan_forest_turtle sameAs Q746008.
• Arakan_forest_turtle sameAs Q746008.
• Arakan_forest_turtle sameAs Arakan_forest_turtle.
• Arakan_forest_turtle wasDerivedFrom Arakan_forest_turtle?oldid=603935355.
• Arakan_forest_turtle depiction Heosemys-depressa.jpg.
• Arakan_forest_turtle isPrimaryTopicOf Arakan_forest_turtle.