The herpetofauna of Timor-Leste: a first report Author Kaiser, Hinrich Department of Biology, Victor Valley College, 18422 Bear Valley Road, Victorville, California 92395, USA; and The Foundation for Post-Conflict Development, 245 Park Avenue, 24 th Floor, New York, New York 10167, USA chalcopis@yahoo.com Author Carvalho, Venancio Lopes Universidade National Timor-Lorosa'e, Faculdade de Ciencias da Educacao, Departamentu da Biologia, Avenida Cidade de Lisboa, Liceu Dr. Francisco Machado, Dili, Timor-Leste Author Ceballos, Jester Department of Biology, Victor Valley College, 18422 Bear Valley Road, Victorville, California 92395, USA; and The Foundation for Post-Conflict Development, 245 Park Avenue, 24 th Floor, New York, New York 10167, USA Author Freed, Paul 14149 S. Butte Creek Road, Scotts Mills, Oregon 97375, USA Author Heacox, Scott Department of Biology, Victor Valley College, 18422 Bear Valley Road, Victorville, California 92395, USA; and The Foundation for Post-Conflict Development, 245 Park Avenue, 24 th Floor, New York, New York 10167, USA Author Lester, Barbara 14149 S. Butte Creek Road, Scotts Mills, Oregon 97375, USA Author Richards, Stephen J. Conservation International, PO Box 1024, Atherton, Queensland 4883, Australia; and Herpetology Department, South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia Author Trainor, Colin R. School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory 0909, Australia Author Sanchez, Caitlin Department of Biology, Victor Valley College, 18422 Bear Valley Road, Victorville, California 92395, USA; and The Foundation for Post-Conflict Development, 245 Park Avenue, 24 th Floor, New York, New York 10167, USA Author O'Shea, Mark West Midland Safari Park, Bewdley, Worcestershire DY 12 1 LF, United Kingdom; and Australian Venom Research Unit, Department of Pharmacology, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia text ZooKeys 2011 2011-06-20 109 19 86 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.109.1439 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.109.1439 1313-2970-109-19 FFDE6B4A96644D30FFD8FFEA7F28FFF8 577024 Mauremys reevesii (Gray, 1831) Fig. 29 Common names. (E) Reeves' Stripe-necked Turtle, Chinese Pond Turtle. *(T) Lenuk kakorok riskadu (lenuk = turtle, riskadu = striped, kakorok = neck). Identification. Chinese pond turtles are readily identified by the characteristic yellow striping and blotching on their necks ( Fig. 29 ). Collection and natural history. The staff at the Albergaria Planalto, New Town Baucau, became aware of our purpose in collecting specimens of amphibians and reptiles and showed us an unidentified turtle that was kept in a small, stone-encased pond on the grounds of the property. We were told that there were three turtles like this in the area, one collected near Dili, and the two others just across the street in an empty lot at the edge of town. Two of these had escaped by the time of our arrival, but we were able to obtain this specimen as a voucher. The presence of Mauremys reevesii was briefly mentioned by McCord et al. (2007) , and we reported details regarding its presence in Timor-Leste elsewhere ( Kaiser et al. 2010 ) . Figure 29. Mauremys reevesii . Male individual of the introduced Chinese pond turtle from the Albergaria Planalto in New Town Baucau, Baucau District. Photo by Mark O'Shea .