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Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Yunnan Box Turtle
Common Names in German:
Yunnan-Scharnierschildkrote
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
No information is available beyond the general assumption that Cuora
yunnanensis inhabits streams
, lakes
and/or swampy wetlands,
the typical lifestyle of most Cuora
species. The type
locality
, Kunming, is at just under 1,900 m
altitude
;
a distribution range
of 2,000-2,260 m altitude is generally cited
(e.g.
, Yu 1998, Lau and Shi 2000), but has been questioned as being
too high (Blanck 2005).
Females reach up to 17.5 cm CL
at 850 grams
, males about 15 cm at 375 grams (Zhou and Zhao 2004,
Zhou 2005, Zhou et al.
2008).
In captivity, one or two clutches per female per year, of 4–8 eggs
per clutch
(maximum eight eggs per year), have been reported (Zhou
et al. 2008). Hatchlings
emerge
after 64–68 days of incubation
at 28–30°C, and measure 32–35
mm at a weight
of 6.5–8.3 grams (Zhou et
al. 2008).[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )
- 5.2 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks
- 5.5 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)
- 5.7 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
- 18 Unknown [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Chelonia
()
- Subclass:
Anapsida
()
- Order:
Casichelydia
()
- Suborder:
Cryptodira
()
- Superfamily:
Testudinoidea
()
- Family:
Bataguridae
()
- Subfamily:
Geoemydinae
()
- Genus:
Cuora
()
- Gray, 1855
- Specific name:
yunnanensis
- (Boulenger, 1906)
- Scientific name: - Cuora yunnanensis (Boulenger, 1906)
- Specific name:
yunnanensis
- (Boulenger, 1906)
- Genus:
Cuora
(
- Subfamily:
Geoemydinae
(
- Family:
Bataguridae
(
- Superfamily:
Testudinoidea
(
- Suborder:
Cryptodira
(
- Order:
Casichelydia
(
- Subclass:
Anapsida
(
- Class:
Chelonia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Cistoclemmys galbinifrons galbinifrons Obst 2003: 17 • Cistoclemmys hainanensis King & Burke 1989 • Cuora galbinifrons galbinifrons Becker 1999 • Cuora galbinifrons serrata Iverson & Mccord 1992 • Cuora yunnanensis — Schilde 2004 • Cyclemys flavomarginata hainanensis Li 1958 • Cyclemys hainanensis Hu Djao & Huang 1975 • Cyclemys yunnanensis • Cyclemys yunnanensis Boulenger 1906
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Comment: Syntypes: BMNH 1946.1.22.97, 1946.1.22.98, 1946.1.22.99,
1946.1.23.1, 1946.1.23.2 and 1946.1.23.3. Cuora yunnanensis has only
been collected at altitudes
over 1800 m.
Probably now extinct
- the
species has not been found again since its description
by BOULENGER.
Cuora yunnanensis has been
suggested to be an old example of an inter-specific hybrid, but a
1908 museum specimen was found to have unique mt-DNA indicating it
to be a valid
species status (Parham et
al. 2004), and recent trade specimens of unreported origin
agreed genetically with the 1908 specimen (He et
al. 2007).[1].
Similar Species
Members of the genus Cuora
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 13 species and subspecies in this genus:
C. amboinensis (South Asian Box Turtle) · C. amboinensis amboinensis (Amboina Box Turtle; Southeast Asian Box Turtle) · C. aurocapitata (Yellow-Headed Box Turtle) · C. flavomarginata (Yellow-Margined Box Turtle) · C. flavomarginata flavomarginata (Yellow-Margined Box Turtle) · C. galbinifrons (Indochinese Box Turtle) · C. mccordi (McCord's Box Turtle) · C. mouhotii (Jagged-Shelled Turtle) · C. pani (Pan's Box Turtle) · C. mouhotii (Keeled Box Turtle) · C. trifasciata (Chinese Three-Striped Box Turtle) · C. yunnanensis (Yunnan Box Turtle) · C. zhoui (Zhou's Box Turtle)
More Info
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Further Reading
- 1994 IUCN red list of threatened animals Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, 1993 url p. 73.
- Asiatic herpetological research. 8 1999 Berkeley, Calif.: Asiatic Herpetological Research Society; c1990- url parham & li, page 111, fig. 1, page 112.
- Checklist of CITES Species: a reference to the appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CITES url p. 111, p. 228, p. 241, p. 240, p. 251.
- Checklist of reptiles and amphibians listed in the CITES appendices and in EC Regulation 338/97 JNCC url p. 2.
- Chinese herpetological research. 2 1989 Berkeley, Calif.: Chinese Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, [1988-1989] url p. 66.
- Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Washington, Biological Society of Washington url p. 155, p. 156, p. 157, p. 158, p. 466, p. 470.
- The reptiles of China: turtles, crocodilians, snakes, lizards / by Clifford H. Pope; with 78 illustrations in the text, including a map, and 27 plates at end. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1935. url p. 34.
- World Checklist of Threatened Amphibians and Reptiles Joint Nature Conservation Committee url p. 14.
Notes
Contributors
- Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 5, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- TIGR Reptile Database . Release date: October 2, 2007
- Uetz, Peter. The Reptile Database
- van Dijk, P.P., Blanck, T. & Lau, M. 2010. Cuora yunnanensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 31January2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2547107
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-2106
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 551914
- IUCN ID: 203484
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 4043
Footnotes
- van Dijk, P.P., Blanck, T. & Lau, M. 2010. Cuora yunnanensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 31 January 2012. [back]
