Yellow-headed box turtle
Appearance
Yellow-headed box turtle | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
Family: | Geoemydidae |
Genus: | Cuora |
Species: | C. aurocapitata
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Binomial name | |
Cuora aurocapitata | |
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The yellow-headed box turtle or golden-headed box turtle (Cuora aurocapitata) is a proposed species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae). It is sometimes considered a subspecies of Pan's box turtle (Cuora pani aurocapitata).
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This turtle is endemic to the central Chinese Anhui province.[5][6][7] It is found in Nanling County, Yi County, Guangde County, and Jing County.
References
- ^ Asian Turtle Trade Working Group (2000). "Cuora aurocapitata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000. IUCN: e.T5959A97350211. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T5959A11956075.en. Retrieved 9 January 2018. Listed as Critically Endangered (CR A1d+2d)
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ Luo, B. & Y. Zong. (1988). A new species of Cuora - Cuora aurocapitata. - Acta Herpetologica Sinica, Beijing, 3: 13-16 (in Chinese).
- ^ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 215. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ Blanck, T. & M. Tang (2005). Ein neuer Fundort von Cuora pani SONG, 1984 mit Diskussion über den taxonomischen Status von Cuora pani und Cuora aurocapitata. Sacalia. 7(3):16-37
- ^ Blanck, T. & T. Kremser (2007). Bemerkungen zur Verbreitung von Cuora pani aurocapitata sowie neue Fundortnachweise. Teil I. Marginata. 13(4):52-56
- ^ Blanck, T. & T. Kremser (2007). Bemerkungen zur Verbreitung von Cuora pani aurocapitata sowie neue Fundortnachweise. Teil II. Marginata. 14(4):50-52