Abstract

ORTIZ-MORENO, Martha Lucía  and  RODRIGUEZ-PULIDO, José A.. Knowledge and threat status of savanna side-necked turtle (Podocnemis vogli, Podocnemididae) in Colombia. Orinoquia [online]. 2017, vol.21, n.1, pp.26-33. ISSN 0121-3709.  https://doi.org/10.22579/20112629.391.

Podocnemis vogli (Podocnemidae) is a freshwater turtle species, distributed in the Eastern Llanos of Colombia and Venezuela. Inhabits lentic water bodies of the savanna and has a mainly herbivorous diet, during its life cycle, the females move to mainland for nesting in dry season. Currently, females of this species are hunted for their meat and eggs for the local settlers, in an unknown quantity. Besides the direct impact on populations, changes in land use have led to the destruction of the P. vogli habitat. The aim of this paper is analyze the current state of knowledge and threats of P. vogli in Colombia, in order to encourage the study and the establishment of measures for preservation. The information available in academic presendatabases shows that exist a large gap between the ecological and genetic knowledge of P. vogli, and is imperative establish measures for their protection in order to reduce their probability of extinction.

Keywords : Environmental administration; Conservation of natural resources; Ecology; Environmental protection; Turtles..

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