2006年02月09日
ENS印尼，雅加達報導；翁綉盈編譯；莫聞審校
樣似蛇類有著長脖子的一種小型烏龜，因廣受收藏家的喜愛，致使非法貿易頻繁而使這種烏龜瀕臨絕種。這種烏龜名為羅地島蛇頸龜（snake-necked turtle，Chelodina mccordi），目前只發現於印尼羅地島濕地，於1994年首度列為新物種，然而因過度補捉，目前在野外已幾近絕跡。
Indonesian Turtles Found 12 Years Ago Already on the Brink
A small turtle with a neck so long it resembles a snake is such a hit with collectors that illegal trade has driven the species to the brink of extinction. The Roti Island snake-necked turtle, Chelodina mccordi, found only in the wetlands of the Indonesian island of Roti, was first described as a new species in 1994, but is already considered all but extinct in the wild.
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