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Turtle Species
Vietnamese Box Turtle
Cuora picturata
- Scientific nameCuora picturata
- FamilyAsian pond turtles (Geoemydidae)
- LifestyleTerrestrial
- Conservation status (IUCN)CR — Critically Endangered
- iNaturalist observations3
About this species
The southern Vietnamese box turtle is endemic to the southern mountainous regions of Vietnam, and possibly also occurring in extreme eastern Cambodia and southern Laos. It is known only from Khanh Hoa and southern Phu Yen provinces, but may also occur in eastern Dak Lak and northern Ninh Thuan provinces.
Source: Wikipedia「Southern Vietnamese box turtle」 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
