Data from: Economics, life history and international trade data for seven turtle species in Malaysia and Indonesian farms

We collected data on the wildlife trade of seven turtle and tortoise species endemic to Indonesia and Malaysia (Amyda cartilaginea, Batagur borneoensis, Cuora amboinensis, Carettochelys insculpta, Heosemys annandalii, Heosemys grandis, and Heosemys spinosa). We collated data for: the operations and economics of three breeding farms and one ranching facility; species life-history traits; and species international legal trade and confiscation data. We collected data for the facilities (one in Malaysia and three in Indonesia) using field visits and a semi-structured questionnaire. We conducted a literature review to compile relevant information on species’ life-history traits to estimate breeding viability. We downloaded species-specific data on international trade from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Trade Database for the exporting countries (Malaysia and Indonesia) for 2000–2015. We compared legal trade with confiscation data obtained from CITES. The data in this article can provide insights into the operations of turtle breeding farms in Southeast Asia. The data can be used as a reference for the inspection of breeding farms and for legislative bodies to determine whether captive breeding for select turtle species is feasible.

Methods
Data on the facilities was obtained by the inspection of four breeding farms (one registered facility in Malaysia, and three facilities in Indonesia) and interview facility operators using a standardized questionnaire. We conducted a literature search for species life-history traits and downloaded data on international commercial trade from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES): UNEP WCMC CITES Trade Database for the exporting countries (Malaysia and Indonesia) from 2000–2015. We compared data from legal trade with confiscation data obtained from CITES, CoP17 Doc annex 1.

Usage Notes
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本研究收集了关于印尼和马来西亚特有七种龟鳖物种（包括 Amyda cartilaginea、Batagur borneoensis、Cuora amboinensis、Carettochelys insculpta、Heosemys annandalii、Heosemys grandis 和 Heosemys spinosa）的野生动物贸易数据。数据内容涵盖三个养殖场和一家放牧设施的经营与经济状况、物种生命史特征，以及物种的国际法律贸易和没收数据。研究团队通过实地考察和半结构化问卷的方式收集了位于马来西亚一个和印尼三个设施的数据。为估算物种的繁殖可行性，对物种生命史特征的相关信息进行了文献综述。此外，从2000年至2015年，我们从《濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约》（CITES）贸易数据库中下载了物种特定的国际贸易数据，涉及出口国（马来西亚和印尼）。我们将合法贸易数据与从CITES获得的没收数据进行比较。本文中的数据可为东南亚龟鳖养殖场的运营提供洞见，并为监管机构以及立法机构评估特定龟鳖物种的圈养繁殖可行性提供参考。