Breeding biology aspects of spotted flapshell turtle, lissemys punctata (lacepede 1788), in Bangladesh
Joint Authors
Sarker, Shorab Uddin
Sarker, Nur Jahan
Husayn, Md. Luqman
Source
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Issue
Vol. 17, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2010), pp.5-12, 8 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2010-06-30
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
This study was conducted to determine the breeding season, gonadal development, egg laying period, clutch size and other biological aspects of spotted flapshell turtle, Lissemys punctata, of Bangladesh between January 1997 and December 2001.
The egg laying period of L.
punctata, was found between August and March.
The nesting sites were elevated fallow lands in secluded areas.
The female turtle laid all the mature eggs at a time for each clutch at night.
A gravid female turtle laid three clutches of eggs in each year and the mean clutch size was 13.0 ± 1.9 eggs and mean weight of each egg was 10.3 ± 1.3 g.
The eggs are spherical in shape and whitish in color.
The mean incubation period was 173± 34 days (range 119–225 days).
The incubation period of first clutch was the longest than the second and third clutches.
Hatching success was found 41%.
Maximum hatching was observed in June.
The present investigation was made to explore the possibility to raise turtle farming in captive condition.
The findings would, hopefully, help to rear the species and to assess the commercial potentiality of turtle farming in captive condition, that is, in the eco-climatic condition of Bangladesh.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Husayn, Md. Luqman& Sarker, Shorab Uddin& Sarker, Nur Jahan. 2010. Breeding biology aspects of spotted flapshell turtle, lissemys punctata (lacepede 1788), in Bangladesh. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences،Vol. 17, no. 1, pp.5-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Husayn, Md. Luqman…[et al.]. Breeding biology aspects of spotted flapshell turtle, lissemys punctata (lacepede 1788), in Bangladesh. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences Vol. 17, no. 1 (2010), pp.5-12.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Husayn, Md. Luqman& Sarker, Shorab Uddin& Sarker, Nur Jahan. Breeding biology aspects of spotted flapshell turtle, lissemys punctata (lacepede 1788), in Bangladesh. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 2010. Vol. 17, no. 1, pp.5-12.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 12
Record ID
BIM-359316