Asian Leaf Turtle

Taxobox | name = Asian Leaf Turtle
status = LR/nt | status_system = IUCN2.3


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Testudines
familia = Geoemydidae
genus = "Cyclemys"
species = "C. dentata"
binomial = "Cyclemys dentata"
binomial_authority = (Gray, 1831)
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The Asian Leaf Turtle "Cyclemys dentata" is a species of turtle found in Southeast Asia. They are also common in the pet trade.

Size

Asian leaf turtles can grow 6 to 9.5 inches (15 to 24 cm) long.

Distribution

The turtle can be found in North India, Bangladesh, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, West Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Bali), Philippines (Palawan: Calamian Islands etc.), and China.

References

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* Farkas, B.;Gyurján, I. 1998 Geographic Distribution. "Cyclemys dentata". Herpetological Review 29 (1): 50
* Fritz,U., Gaulke,M. & Lehr,E. 1997 Revision der südostasiatischen Dornschildkröten-Gattung Cyclemys Bell 1834, mit Beschreibung einer neuen Art. Salamandra 33 (3): 183-212
* Gaulke, Maren 1995 On the distribution of Emydid turtles and the Anuran genus Microhyla in the Philippines Asiatic Herpetological Research 6: 49-52
* Gaulke, Maren;Fritz, Uwe 1998 Distribution patterns of batagurid turtles in the Philippines (Testudines: BataguridaCuora, Cyclemys, Heosemys) Herpetozoa 11 (1/2): 3-12
* Gray,J.E. 1857 Notice of some Indian tortoises (including the description of a new species presented to the British Museum by Professor Oldham). Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (2) 19: 342-344
* Gray,J.E. 1864 Observations on the box tortoises, with the description of three new asiatic species. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3) 13: 105-111
* Gray,J.E. 1873 On the original form, development, and cohesion of the bones of the sternum of chelonians; with notes on the skeleton of Sphargis. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 11: 161-172

External links

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* [http://www.turtlepuddle.org/exotics/leaf.html Asian Leaf Turtles]