According published materials, the composition of turtles in An Giang and Dong Thap provinces had thirteen species belonging to twelve genera, three families. Among the three families, family Emydidae has nine genera and ten species, family Testudinidae has one genus and one species, family Trionychidae has two genera and two species. There were six species in Vietnam's Red Data Book 2007. | JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, Hue University, Vol. 67, No. 4A, 2011 THE SPECIES COMPONENTS OF TURTLES IN AN GIANG AND DONG THAP PROVINCES Ngo Dac Chung1 and Hoang Thi Nghiep2 1 College of Education, Hue University 2 Dong Thap University Abstract. According published materials, the composition of turtles in An Giang and Dong Thap provinces had thirteen species belonging to twelve genera, three families. Among the three families, family Emydidae has nine genera and ten species, family Testudinidae has one genus and one species, family Trionychidae has two genera and two species. There were six species in Vietnam's Red Data Book 2007. 1 Introduction An Giang and Dong Thap are two provinces of the Mekong River Delta and are the first to receive the flow from Mekong River into Vietnam. Geographic coordinates of this region are from 10007' to 10058'N and between 104046 ' to 105056'E, they border with Cambodia stretching 155 kilometers long. The weather in this region can be separated into two distinct seasons, namely rainy season from May to October and dry season for the remaining months. The average annual temperature is about 27,40C, the highest temperature being 29,50C in April and lowest 25,10C in January. In this region, the river system is ligament injection, especially the two provinces along the Tien and Hau rivers. Besides, An Giang province also has an alpine system, with Nui Cam Hill being as high as 716m ., which is the highest peak of the Mekong Delta. The nature has created preferential conditions for the fauna here which is very rich in the number of species [5]. According to [7], there are 34 species of turtles in Vietnam. In the nature, the turtles are found in mountain streams or rivers. However, the hunting of man has made the number of turtles increasingly rare. Consequently, it is urgent that we accelerate research to find reasonable measures to protect them. 2 Material and methods Research methods in the natural environment Live turtle
