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Table 1 Wildlife hunted by the Orang Asli in the last 12 months
Species
Scientific name
Common name
Orang Asli
name
Uses
WCA
(2010)
IUCN
status
Reptiles Geoemydidae
Batagur affinis
River terrapin
Pa′ as
F, P,
T
TP
CR
Cuora amboinensis
Malayan box
turtle
Kerak keban F, P P
VU
Heosemys spinosa
Spiny hill turtle
Ga′ de
T
P
EN
Siebenrockiella
crassicollis
Black marsh
turtle
Yo
F, M,
T
P
VU
Manouria emys
Asian brown
tortoise
Sel
P, T P
VU
Emydidae
Trachemys scripta
Red-eared slider Mong
M, T NE
CR
Trionychidae
Amyda cartilaginea
Asiatic softshell
turtle
Pa′ as
T
P
VU
Gekkonidae
Gekko gecko
Tokay gecko
Che’ eh
T
P
NA
Varanidae
Varanus salvator
Monitor lizard
Sereng
F
P
LC
Pythonidae
Python reticulatus
Reticulated
python
Tijo
M, T P
NA
Birds
Phasianidae
Lophura ignita
Crested fireback Kawah
pegar
F, P TP
NT
Gallus gallus
Junglefowl
Ayam hutan F, P P
LC
Rallidae
Amaurornis
phoenicurus
Waterhen
Itik air
F
P
NT
Bucerotidae
Rhinoplax vigil
Helmeted
hornbill
Burung lilin F, M,
T
TP
CR
Buceros rhinoceros
Rhinoceros
hornbill
Terang
F, T TP
NT
Columbidae
Chalcophaps indica Emerald dove
Kawah
kukur
F, P P
LC
Psittaculidae
Psittinus cyanurus
Blue-rumped
parrot
Kawah
serindit
P, T TP
NT
(continued)
C. V. Bartholomew et al.