Amboina box turtle

Also known as Cuora amboinensis, South Asian box turtle

species of reptile

Species

Endangered

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHemiptera
FamilyDictyopharidae

Habitatfreshwater

Observations recorded1

Maximum longevity: 38.2 years (captivity)

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Commons category: Cuora amboinensis
taxon name: Cuora amboinensis
taxon common name: Southeast Asian Box Turtle
litter size: 2
short name: C. amboinensis

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The Amboina box turtle or Southeast Asian box turtle (Cuora amboinensis) 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.

The type locality is "Amboine" (or "Amboina") Island, today Ambon Island in Indonesia.