Animalia > Chordata > Testudines > Geoemydidae > Cuora > Cuora flavomarginataCuora flavomarginata (Yellow-margined Box Turtle)Synonyms: Cistoclemmys flavomarginata; Cuora amboinensis (heterotypic); Cuora evelynae; Cyclemys flavomarginata; Cyclemys flavomarginata sinensis The Chinese box turtle (simplified Chinese: 食蛇龟; traditional Chinese: 食蛇龜; pinyin: shìshéguī; literally: "Snake-eating turtle"), also known as the Yellow-margined box turtle, or Golden-headed turtle, is a species of Asian box turtle. Taxonomically, it has been called Cistoclemmys flavomarginata, Cuora flavomarginata, and Cyclemys flavomarginata. The Integrated Taxonomic Information System uses Cuora flavomarginata. |
Adult Weight [1] | 1.10 lbs (499 g) | Female Weight [1] | 1.10 lbs (499 g) | | Gestation [1] | 3 months 3 days | Litter Size [2] | 2 | Maximum Longevity [1] | 19 years |
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Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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