Cuora (pani) aurocapitata
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 Golden-headed Box Turtle
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| Cuora aurocapitata Luo & Zong, 1988 synonyms = See text. |
The Yellow-headed Box Turtle or Golden-headed Box Turtle (Cuora aurocapitata) is a proposed species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae). It is sometimes considered a subspecies Cuora pani aurocapitata of Pan's Box Turtle.
This turtle is endemic to the central chinese Anhui Province (Blanck & Tang, 2005, Blanck & Kremser 2007).
[edit] References
- Asian Turtle Trade Working Group (2000). Cuora aurocapitata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 29 July 2007. Listed as Critically Endangered (CR A1d+2d)
Blanck, T. & M. Tang (2005): Ein neuer Fundort von Cuora pani SONG, 1984 mit Diskussion über den taxonomischen Status von Cuora pani und Cuora aurocapitata. SACALIA 7 (3), 2005: 16-37
Blanck, T. & T. Kremser (2007): Bemerkungen zur Verbreitung von Cuora pani aurocapitata sowie neue Fundortnachweise. Teil I. Marginata 13 (4), 2007: 52-56
Blanck, T. & T. Kremser (2007): Bemerkungen zur Verbreitung von Cuora pani aurocapitata sowie neue Fundortnachweise. Teil II. Marginata 14 (4), 2007: 50-52
LUO, B. & Y. ZONG. 1988. A new species of Cuora - Cuora aurocapitata. - Acta Herpetologica Sinica, Beijing, 3: 13-16 (in Chinese).
