Cuora zhoui
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 Zhou's Box Turtle
Cuora zhoui |
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| Cuora zhoui Zhao, Zhou & Ye, 1990 |
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Cuora pallidicephala Mccord & Iverson, 1991 |
Zhou's Box Turtle (Cuora zhoui) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae). Apparently endemic to China and/or Vietnam, it is only known from pet trade specimens to date.
[edit] References
- Asian Turtle Trade Working Group (2000). Cuora zhoui. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 29 July 2007. Listed as Critically Endangered (CR A1d+2d)
