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'''Zhou's Box Turtle''' ('''''Cuora zhoui''''') is a [[species]] of [[turtle]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Geoemydidae]] (formerly Bataguridae). Apparently [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[China]] and/or [[Vietnam]], it is only known from pet trade specimens to date. |
'''Zhou's Box Turtle''' ('''''Cuora zhoui''''') is a [[species]] of [[turtle]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Geoemydidae]] (formerly Bataguridae). Apparently [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[China]] and/or [[Vietnam]], it is only known from pet trade specimens to date. |
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[[Image:Zhoui3.jpg|thumb|left|Female]] |
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==References== |
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Cuora zhoui Zhao, Zhou & Ye, 1990
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Cuora pallidicephala Mccord & Iverson, 1991 |
Zhou's Box Turtle (Cuora zhoui) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae). Apparently endemic to China and/or Vietnam, it is only known from pet trade specimens to date.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Zhoui3.jpg/220px-Zhoui3.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Zhoui2.jpg/220px-Zhoui2.jpg)
References
- Template:IUCN2006 Listed as Critically Endangered (CR A1d+2d)