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Turtle Species
Yellow-headed Box Turtle
Cuora aurocapitata
- Scientific nameCuora aurocapitata
- Japanese nameコガネハコガメ
- FamilyAsian pond turtles (Geoemydidae)
- Longest recorded lifespan4 years
- Conservation status (IUCN)CR — Critically Endangered
- iNaturalist observations6
About this species
The yellow-headed box turtle or golden-headed box turtle is a proposed species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of Pan's box turtle.
Source: Wikipedia「Yellow-headed box turtle」 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
