| Black-breasted Hill Turtle |
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Animalia
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Chordata
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Reptilia
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Testudines
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Bataguridae
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| Genus: |
Geoemyda
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G. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future An endangered species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming Extinct because it is either few in numbers or threatened by changing environmental or predation The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Reptiles, or members of the class Reptilia are air-breathing Cold-blooded Vertebrates that have skin covered in scales as opposed to hair or feathers Turtles, Tortoises, and Terrapins are ectothermic Reptiles most of whose Body is shielded by a special Geoemydidae (formerly known as Batagurinae) is the largest and most diverse family in the order Testudines (turtles with about 75 Species Geoemyda is a Genus of Turtle in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae spengleri
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Geoemyda spengleri
(Gmelin, 1789) |
The Black-breasted Hill Turtle or Black-breasted Leaf Turtle (Geoemyda spengleri) is a species of turtle in the Bataguridae family. Johann Friedrich Gmelin ( August 8, 1748 – November 1, 1804) was a German naturalist, Botanist and Turtles are Reptiles of the Order Testudines (all living turtles belong to the Crown group Chelonia) most of Geoemydidae (formerly known as Batagurinae) is the largest and most diverse family in the order Testudines (turtles with about 75 Species It is found in China and Vietnam. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially
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