• Columbus Zoo, Columbus, Ohio, USA
  • Columbus Zoo, Columbus, Ohio, USA
  • Toledo Zoo, Toledo, Ohio, USA
  • Toledo Zoo, Toledo, Ohio, USA
  • Toledo Zoo, Toledo, Ohio, USA
  • Toledo Zoo, Toledo, Ohio, USA
  • Toledo Zoo, Toledo, Ohio, USA
  • Columbus Zoo, Columbus, Ohio, USA
  • Columbus Zoo, Columbus, Ohio, USA
  • Toledo Zoo, Toledo, Ohio, USA
  • Toledo Zoo, Toledo, Ohio, USA
  • Toledo Zoo, Toledo, Ohio, USA
  • Toledo Zoo, Toledo, Ohio, USA
  • Toledo Zoo, Toledo, Ohio, USA

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Roti Island Snake-Necked Turtle

Chelodina mccordi

Columbus Zoo, Columbus, Ohio, USA

Critically Endangered

This species occurs only in three separate populations on a single small island (Roti) with 70 km² available habitat. It is collected exclusively for the pet trade, where it commands high prices due to its status as a distinct, restricted-range endemic. It is now considered commercially extinct by Indonesian traders. Read More

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Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Chelodina mccordi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2000: e.T4606A97495592. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T4606A11027770.en