羅地島蛇頸龜雖然在1994年才被發現, 然而在過去寵物業者一直以新幾內亞蛇頸龜的名義輸出, 在2001年之前印尼政府甚至還每年發出配額輸出野生個體. 然而此物種在2006年左右被科學家宣布已被為瀕臨絕滅. TRAFFIC於2008年出版了此龜種的貿易調查報告, 詳列其分布以及被採獵的壓力. 此電子書之下載位置與摘要如下:The Trade of the Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle Chelodina mccordi Chris R. Shepherd, Bonggi Ibarrondo. (February 2006). 41pp. ISBN 983 3393 04 7 (ISBN 978 983 3393 04 6). The Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle Chelodina mccordi is a small, long-necked turtle, found only in the wetlands of the small island of Roti, in eastern Indonesia. Described as a new species in 1994, international demand for it has intensified to the point where the species has become all but extinct in the wild.
