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.
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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.