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Amboina box turtle
Sign in to saveAlso known as Cuora amboinensis, South Asian box turtle
species of reptile
Species
EndangeredGENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHemiptera
- FamilyDictyopharidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded1
Maximum longevity: 38.2 years (captivity)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Asian box turtles
- Image
- Cuora amboinensis.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Endangered status
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- Cuora amboinensis
- taxon name
- Cuora amboinensis
- taxon common name
- Southeast Asian Box Turtle
- litter size
- 2
- short name
- C. amboinensis
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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