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Turtle Species
Amboina Box Turtle
Cuora amboinensis
- Scientific nameCuora amboinensis
- Japanese nameマレーハコガメ
- FamilyAsian pond turtles (Geoemydidae)
- Max carapace length25 cm
- Longest recorded lifespan38 years
- DietOmnivorous
- Conservation status (IUCN)EN — Endangered
- iNaturalist observations86
About this species
The Amboina box turtle or Southeast Asian box turtle is a species of Asian box turtle widely distributed across Southeast Asia. It is native to the Asian mainland from northeast India, through Bangladesh, Burma and Thailand, across Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Malaysia. It is also found on the archipelagos of Indonesia and the Philippines.
Source: Wikipedia「Amboina box turtle」 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
