Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle

Taxobox
name = Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle

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image_width = 240px
status = EN
status_system = iucn2.3
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Testudines
subordo = Cryptodira
superfamilia = Testudinoidea
familia = Geoemydidae
subfamilia = Batagurinae
genus = "Ocadia"
species = "O. sinensis"
binomial = "Ocadia sinensis"
binomial_authority = (Gray, 1834)
synonyms ="Mauremys sinensis"

The Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle ("Ocadia sinensis") is a species of turtle in the Geoemydidae (=Bataguridae) family. It is found in China (Hainan, Guangdong & Fujian), Taiwan, and northern & central Vietnam.

Like many other Geoemydidae, this species hybridizes vigorously with related and not-so-closely related members of its family. In captivity, hybrids have been produced between this species and "Mauremys japonica" and the Chinese Pond Turtle, as well as with a male "Cyclemys (oldhami) shanensis". The supposed species "Ocadia glyphistoma" is a hybrid between a male "O. sinensis" and a female Vietnamese Pond Turtle. A species nearly extinct in the wild. "Ocadia philippeni" was als shown to be of hybrid origin, a male "Ocadia sinensis" with a female "Cuora trifasciata". Both are either naturally-occurring or bred for the pet trade. Any individuals that are available as pets therefore need to be kept separate from other members of the family to prevent hybiridzation, especially considering that the Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle is threatened by overhunting and habitat destruction in the wild

References

*|year=2000|id=15026|title=Ocadia sinensis|downloaded=29 July 2007
*aut|Buskirk, James R.; Parham, James F. & Feldman, Chris R. (2005): On the hybridisation between two distantly related Asian turtles (Testudines: "Sacalia" × "Mauremys"). "Salamandra" 41: 21-26. [http://cc.usu.edu/~crfeldman/Buskirk_et_al_05.pdf PDF fulltext]