海南省海口地区龟类市场贸易调查

2002～2004年，对海口地区龟类市场贸易进行了调查。在21个贸易市场共发现龟类23种2572只，其中淡水龟科17种，鳖科4种，陆龟科1种，鳄龟科1种；国外龟类12种，占种数的52％，中国和国外共有龟类11种，占种数的48％；在海南岛分布的龟类有7种，占种数的30％；在23种龟中，10种为濒危物种，1种为易危物种，11种为CITES（2003）附录Ⅱ物种。调查表明，市场上的国外龟类在种类和数量上占绝对优势，一些国家保护龟类也出现在贸易市场上。本文对海口地区龟类市场贸易现状进行了分析和讨论。

Survey on Turtle Trade in Haikou, Hainan Province, China

The survey on turtle trade was conducted in Haikou, Hainan Province, China, from 2002 to 2004. More than 2572 turtles including 23 species were found in 21 markets. Of the 23 species, 17 species belong to Bataguridae , 4 species to Trioychidae, 1 species to Testudinidae,and 1 species to Chelydridae. Twelve species are native to overseas countries accounting for 52%, 11 species native to China accounting for 48% , and 7 species native to Hainan accounting for 30%. According to the China Red Data Book of Endangered Animals Amphibia and Reptilia, 10 species are endangered (EN),1 species is vunerable (VU). Of those species, 2 belong to the key state-protected species as grade II, 11 are listed in the appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). The turtle market was dominated by the turtles native to other countries and some key state-protected species also were found in markets. The status of turtle trade is discussed in this paper.