Species: Cuora flavomarginata
English Name: Chinese Box Turtle, Yellow-marginated Box Turtle, Golden-headed Turtle
Chinese Name: 黃緣盒龜, 夾板龜, 克蛇龜
Family: Geoemydidae
Description:
Semiaquatic, medium-sized turtle (about 15 cm in carapace length). The carapace is black and brown with a distinctive yellow central keel, plastrom is black with a yellow edge and the head is olive above with a yellow line behind each eye. This endangered specie can be found in pounds and rice paddies.
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References:
– Zhao, E., Leung, V., Leung, C. V. (1999). Notes on amphibians and reptiles of Macau. Sichuan Journal of Zoology 18 (4) , 147-150.