Authors: Kavi Raj Bohara, Yam Bahadur Rawat, Santosh Bhattarai

Eleven species of turtles of the family Geomydidae are
known from Nepal, including the spotted pond turtle Geoclemys hamiltonii,
which also occurs in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan,
and is categorized as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
In the most recent list of the herpetofauna of Shuklaphanta
National Park in Sudoorpaschim Province, four species of
Geomydidae were documented, not including the spotted
pond turtle. The spotted pond turtle is heavily traded, and
illegal trafficking is the greatest threat to its existence. The
seizure of more than 10,000 illegally traded individuals.

Link: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/oryx/article/first-record-of-the-spotted-pond-turtle-geoclemys-hamiltonii-in-shuklaphanta-national-park-nepal/C46433D52CC7874D12323392989CCD26

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605324000590

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