Cuora trifasciata

Species: Cuora trifasciata

English Name: Golden Coin Turtle, Chinese Three-striped Box Turtle

Chinese Name: 金錢龜, 線閉殼龜

Family: Geoemydidae

Description:

This turtle has a long, flat, brown carapace with tree distinctive black longitudinal stripes. The plastron is mainly black with a yellow border. The underside of the neck, limb sockets and the underside of the limbs and tail are pink-orange. This is a semi-aquatic species and is considered Critically Endangered with extinction by the IUCN.

© 2007 Cuora

© 2007 Cuora

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© 2009 Cuora

© 2014 Catarina França

© 2014 Catarina França

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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.