蔗林龟

蔗林龟（学名：Vijayachelys silvatica；）是地龟科蔗林龟属（Vijayachelys）的唯一一种生物，原产于印度西高止山脉。它首次发现于1912年，当时共搜集到两个标本，但之后的70年中未尝一见，1982年才重新出现。Henderson (1912)Praschag et al. (2006)

它最初属于地龟属，后来移到东方龟属，现在则属于蔗林龟属，其属名“Vijayachelys”来自印度爬行动物学家贾甘纳坦·维贾雅（Jagannathan Vijaya，1959–1987）的姓，他是1982年再度找到蔗林龟的人。

特征

其模式标本背壳长，宽，雌性略大于雄性，但最大也不超过。Henderson (1912), Praschag et al. (2006)

习性
它生活在低海拔的常青林中，会在地面打浅洞藏身，洞穴周围未必有水源Smith (1941)。它是一种杂食动物。Smith (1941), Praschag et al. (2006)

 保护
它属于IUCN濒危物种，被列入CITES附录II中，很少见于宠物市场ATTWG (2000), Praschag et al. (2006)。印度的卡达尔人（Kadar）有时会捕食这种龟 。此外，过度砍伐和修建水利设施也造成其数量减少。Vijayachelys silvatica (Henderson 1912) – Cochin Forest Cane Turtle.

In: Rhodin, A.G.J., Pritchard, P.C.H., van Dijk, P.P., Saumure, R.A., Buhlmann, K.A., Iverson, J.B., and Mittermeier, R.A. (Eds.). Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group.

Deepak, V., Praschag, P., and Vasudevan, K.

No. 5, pp. 078.1–7

Chelonian Research Monographs.

其被列為《瀕危野生動植物種國際貿易公約》附錄二的物種，被限制出口及貿易。

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