Cuora pani
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 Pan's box turtle
Cuora pani pani |
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| Cuora pani Song, 1984 |
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Cuora chriskarannarum (Ernst & Mccord, 1987) |
Pan's Box Turtle (Cuora pani) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae). The Yellow-headed or Golden-headed Box Turtle is sometimes included herein as a subspecies Cuora pani aurocapitata
Cuora pani pani is endemic to China found only in the central chinese province Shaanxi, Sichuan and Hubei (Blanck & Tang, 2005).
[edit] References
- Asian Turtle Trade Working Group (2000). Cuora pani. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 29 July 2007. Listed as Critically Endangered (CR A1d+2d)
Blanck, T. & M. Tang (2005): Ein neuer Fundort von Cuora pani SONG, 1984 mit Diskussion über den taxonomischen Status von Cuora pani und Cuora aurocapitata. SACALIA 7 (3), 2005: 16-37
