浙江瓯江流域鼋的分布和繁殖的研究

鼋（Ｐｅｌｏｃｈｅｌｙｓ ｃａｎｔｏｒｉｉ Ｇｒａｙ，１８６４）是国家一级保护动物，曾广泛分布于长江中下游以南地区，浙江省内基本均有分布，目前仅发现于瓯江流域，但也数量不多，濒临灭绝。本文以瓯江流域近期鼋资源的分布、繁殖和产卵场等进行调查，以求对保护种群提供对策和依据。

STUDIES ON THE DISTRIBUTION AND REPRODUCTION OF PELOCHELYS CANTORII GRAY, 1864 IN THE OUJIANG RIVER,ZHEJIANG PROVINCE

Giant soft- shelled turtle, Pelochelys cantorii Gray, 1864 (formerly identifies as Pelochelys bibroni Owen, 1853]), is one of the First Grade Protective Wildlife of the State It ranged over the river s, lakes, or reservoirs sou th of the Yangtze River in the past In Zhejiang Province it is now found in O u jiang River only and is nearly extinct in the wild This paper reports on surv e ys of the giant soft- shelled turtle along Oujiang River in Zhejiang Province T he reproductive habits, especially depositing eggs on land, observed during surv eys are introduced The number and current, serious status of this soft- shell ed turtle are discussed Suggestions for further protection of this turtle are p rovided