Species: Mauremys reevesii
English Name: Chinese Pond Turtle, Reeves’ Turtle, Chinese Three-keeled Pond Turtle
Chinese Name: 草龟, 烏龜, 中华草龟, 金龟
Family: Geoemydidae
Description:
Semi-aquatic, medium-sized turtle with a carapace length at of least 30 cm. The carapace is light to dark brown, the head and neck are grayish to dark brown with several broken yellowish stripes on the lateral sides. It can be found near still or slow moving freshwaters.
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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.
– Fritz, U. and Havas, P. 2007. Checklist of Chelonians of the World. Vertebrate Zoology 57(2): 149-368.
– Lovich, J.E., Yasukawa, Y., and Ota, H. 2011. Mauremys reevesii (Gray 1831) – Reeves’ Turtle, Chinese Three-keeled Pond Turtle. In: Rhodin, A.G.J., Pritchard, P.C.H., van Dijk, P.P., Saumure, R.A., Buhlmann, K.A., Iverson, J.B., and Mittermeier, R.A. (Eds.). Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. Chelonian Research Monographs No. 5, pp. 050.1–050.10, doi:10.3854/crm.5.050.reevesii.v1.2011, http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/cbftt/.