Cuora galbinifrons

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA TESTUDINES GEOEMYDIDAE

Scientific Name: Cuora galbinifrons
Species Authority: Bourret, 1939
Common Name/s:
English – Indochinese Box Turtle
Synonym/s:
Cistoclemmys galbinifrons (Bourret, 1939)
Taxonomic Notes: The conservation situation of this species is made even more acute by the diversity of subspecies: C. g. bourreti Obst & Reimann, 1994, C. g. galbinifrons Bourret, 1939, C. g. picturata lehy, Fritz & Obst, 1998, C. g. serrata Iverson & McCord, 1992. At least 2 authors considered C. galbinifrons and C. flavomarginata (Gray, 1863) to be so highly terrestrial that they felt these species should not belong within the genus Cuora. They suggested the genus Cistoclemmys to accomodate this, and some other morphological differences. Other authors have not accepted this. C. g. serrata has been elevated to full species. C. hainanensis (Li, 1958), once considered a full species, later a galbinifrons subspecies, is now viewed as so similar to C. g. galbinifrons as to not require a separate designation.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Critically Endangered   A1d+2d   ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 2000
Assessor/s: Asian Turtle Trade Working Group
Reviewer/s: Buhlmann, K., Rhodin, A. & van Dijk, P.P. (Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Red List Authority)
History:
1996 – Lower Risk/near threatened
1994 – Insufficiently Known (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Insufficiently Known (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Insufficiently Known (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Known from around the Gulf of Tonkin in Southeast Asia, particularly in northern Viet Nam and Hainan Island, China.
Countries:
Native:
China; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Viet Nam
Presence uncertain:
Cambodia

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This species is found in high altitude woodland areas, often keeping to the safety of the underbrush.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Citation: Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Cuora galbinifrons. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 February 2012.
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