Vertebrata hungarica

Author(s): Brushko, Z. K. & Kubykin, R. A.
Title: Horsfield's tortoise (Agrionemys horsfieldi Gray, 1844) and the ways of its rational utilization in Kazakhstan
Year: 1982
Volume: 21
Pages: 55-62.

Abstract: Horsfield's tortoise (Agrionemys horsfieldi Gray, 1884) is active only for 2,5.3 months a year, it grows very slowly and breeds from age of 11-14 years old, having low reproductive capacity. Horsfield's tortoise has an uneven distribution in Kazakhstan. The principal factors influencing the population are arable farming and the exploitation of the animals. Controlled exploitation of tortoises leads to the disruption of sex and age structure of the population. The present early date set for harvesting has an adverse effect on reproduction. Guidelines for rational exploitation of tortoises in Kazakhstan are suggested.
Subject: zoology

Discussed taxa:
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Anapsida
Ordo: Testudinidae
Genus: Agrionemys
Species: horsfieldi

Journal: Vertebrata hungarica
Journal abbreviation: Vert. hung.
ISSN: 0506-7839
Publisher: Népművelési Propaganda Iroda, Budapest
Editor(s): Dely, O. G. & Nemes, I.