Pyxidea mouhotii
– Endangered
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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REPTILIA
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Order:
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TESTUDINES
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Family:
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GEOEMYDIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Pyxidea mouhotii
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Species Authority:
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(Gray, 1862)
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Common Name/s:
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| English | — | JAGGED-SHELLED TURTLE, KEEL-BACKED TERRAPIN, KEELED BOX TURTLE |
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Taxonomic Notes:
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Includes subspecies: P. m. mouhotii (Gray, 1862) and P. m. obsti Fritz, Andreas & Lehr, 1998 . Is sometimes treated under the genus Cuora.
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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EN A1d+2d ver 2.3 (1994)
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Year Assessed:
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2000
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Assessor/s:
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Asian Turtle Trade Working Group
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Evaluator/s:
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Buhlmann, K., Rhodin, A. & van Dijk, P.P. (Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Red List Authority)
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Geographic Range
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Countries:
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Native:
China; India; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Myanmar; Viet Nam
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Habitat and Ecology
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System:
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Terrestrial; Freshwater
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