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Cuora aurocapitata

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA TESTUDINES GEOEMYDIDAE

Scientific Name: Cuora aurocapitata
Species Authority: Luo & Zong, 1988
Common Name/s:
English – Yellow-headed Box Turtle

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Critically Endangered A1d+2d ver 2.3
Year Published: 2000
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Asian Turtle Trade Working Group
Reviewer/s: Buhlmann, K., Rhodin, A. & van Dijk, P.P. (Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
History:
1996 – Data Deficient (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1996 – Data Deficient

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
China
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Citation: Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Cuora aurocapitata. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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