Black-breasted leaf turtle
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Family: | Geoemydidae |
| Subfamily: | Geoemydinae |
| Genus: | Geoemyda |
| Species: | G. spengleri |
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| Geoemyda spengleri (Gmelin, 1789) |
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The Black-breasted leaf turtle(Geoemyda spengleri), Vietnamese leaf turtle or Black-breasted hill turtle is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae (formerly called Bataguridae). It is found in China and Vietnam.
It is sometimes kept as a pet. This species of turtle has a pronounced hook on its upper jaw, which it uses in climbing. Pet owners of this turtle should take care not to trim the hook.
[edit] References
- Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Geoemyda spengleri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
- Wilke, Hartmut.Tortoises and Box Turtles. Barron's Educational Series, Inc. Hauppauge, NY, 1998.
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