Yellow margined box turtle
Ryukyu Box turtle Cuora flavomarginata evelynae
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Order: Testudines Suborder: Cryptodira Superfamily: Testudinoidea Family: Geoemydidae Subfamily: Geoemydinae Genus: Cuora Species: C. 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 Cryptodira is the taxonomic Suborder of Testudines that includes most living Tortoises and Turtles Cryptodira differ from Pleurodira Testudinoidea is a superfamily within the taxinomic suborder Cryptodira of Testudines. Geoemydidae (formerly known as Batagurinae) is the largest and most diverse family in the order Testudines (turtles with about 75 Species Geoemydinae is a Subfamily of Turtles Cuora, the Asian Box turtle is a Genus of the family Geoemydidae comprising some 10-11 Species with about the same flavomarginata
Binomial name
Cuora flavomarginata (Gray, 1863)
Synonyms
Cistoclemmys flavomarginata Gray, 1863 Cyclemys flavomarginata (Gray, 1863)

The Chinese box turtle is a species of box turtle with several names. John Edward Gray ( 12 February 1800 &ndash 7 March 1875) was a British zoologist. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In Scientific nomenclature, synonyms are different Scientific names used for a single Taxon. The box turtle or box tortoise is one of several Species of Turtle. Turtles are Reptiles of the Order Testudines (all living turtles belong to the Crown group Chelonia) most of Its common names include Chinese box turtle, Snake-eating turtle, Yellow-margined box turtle, and Golden-headed turtle. Taxonomically, it has been called Cistoclemmys flavomarginata, Cuora flavomarginata, and Cyclemys flavomarginata. Taxonomy is the practice and science of classification The word comes from the Greek, taxis (meaning 'order' 'arrangement' and, nomos The Integrated Taxonomic Information System uses Cuora flavomarginata. Integrated Taxonomic Information System ( ITIS) is a partnership designed to provide consistent and reliable information on the Taxonomy of biological Species ^[1]

Contents 1 Anatomy 2 Distribution 3 Ecology and life history 3.1 Trophic ecology 4 Systematics and taxonomic history 5 References 6 Bibliography

Anatomy

C. flavomarginata has a highly domed shell, the carapace and plastron of which are a dark brown, excepting a cream-yellow stripe on the vertebral keel. A carapace is a dorsal section of an Exoskeleton or shell in a number of animal groups The plastron is the nearly flat part of the shell structure of a Turtle or Tortoise, what one would call the belly similar in composition to the Carapace The edge of the plastron is lightly pigmented due to the marginal scutes' and plastral scutes' lighter pigmentation near their edges. The skin on the limbs is brown in color while the top of the head is a pale green. Each side of the head has a yellow line extending from behind the eye backward. The skin beneath the head and between the limbs is a lighter pink-ish color.

The name box turtle refers to C. flavomarginata's ability to bring the plastron to the edges of the carapace. This is enabled by a hinge on the plastron and ligaments connecting the carapace and plastron, which allows for limited movement.

The forefeet have five claws, while the rear have four.

The external difference between male and female C. flavomarginata is slight. Males have a broader tail than females; it is almost triangular in shape.

Distribution

C. flavomarginata is found in Central China: Hunan, Henan, Anhui, Hubei, Chongqing, eastern Sichuan, Zhejiang & Jiangsu provinces (generally along the Yangtze drainage) (see Fong et al. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National ( is a province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting (hence the name Hunan, meaning Henan ( is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country Anhui (in Chinese: 安徽 Ānhuī) is a province of the People's Republic of China. ( Postal map spelling: Hupeh) is a central province of the People's Republic of China. Chongqing ( Postal map spelling: Chungking; Wade-Giles: Ch'ung-ch'ing) is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic of China ( Postal map spelling: Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in western China with its capital in Chengdu. Zhejiang ( is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. ( Postal map spelling: Kiangsu) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country 202). It is also found in Taiwan and Japan, specifically the Ryukyu Islands, Ishigaki, and Iriomote. Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Ryukyu Islands, in Japanese called the (literally Southwest Islands are a chain of Japanese islands in the western Pacific Ocean at the eastern limit Ishigaki (石垣島 -jima Yaeyama and Okinawan: Ishigachi) is an island west of Okinawa Hontō and the second-largest island of the Iriomote (西表島 Iriomote-jima; Yaeyama: Irimutī Okinawan: Iriumuti) is the largest of the Yaeyama Islands and ^[2]

Ecology and life history

Trophic ecology

C. flavomarginata is omnivorous and will eat a large variety of foods. Omnivores (from Latin omne all everything vorare to devour are species that eat both Plants and Animals as their primary "Adults favor earthworms, frozen pinkies (defrosted), snails, slugs, and mealworms. Mealworms are the Larval form of the mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor, a species of darkling Beetle. They also eat dry trout chow and moistened dry cat food, canned cat food; fruits including strawberries, bananas, cantaloupe, and papaya; and vegetables including grated carrots, corn on the cob, and squash. Cantaloupe (also cantaloup) refers to two varieties of Muskmelon ( Cucumis melo), which is a Species in the family Cucurbitaceae (a The papaya (from Carib via Spanish) is the Fruit of the Plant Carica papaya, in the genus Carica. Squashes generally refer to four species of the genus Cucurbita native to the Mexico and Central America, also called marrows depending Leafy greens are ignored. Invertebrates that the turtles hunt for include June bug (Phyllophaga) larvae and slugs being principal prey. Phyllophaga is a very large Genus (more than 260 species of New World scarab Beetles in the subfamily Melolonthinae. "^[3]

Systematics and taxonomic history

In 1863, John Edward Gray described the species as Cistoclemmys flavomarginata. John Edward Gray ( 12 February 1800 &ndash 7 March 1875) was a British zoologist. It was later moved to Cyclemys, and then to Cuora. Cuora, the Asian Box turtle is a Genus of the family Geoemydidae comprising some 10-11 Species with about the same Debate continues on whether the species is consistent with Cuora or if it should be classified separately (as Cistoclemmys). Roger Bour and Ren Hirayama have provided evidence that flavomarginata and others are distinct from Cuora, which has been criticised, but not disproved. Therefore, usage of both Cuora and Cistoclemmys have some standing.

Two subspecies have been named:

• Cuora flavomarginata sinensis (Hsü, 1930)
• Cuora flavomarginata evelynae (Ernst & Lovich, 1990)

This species has hybridized with Mauremys japonica in captivity and with female Ryukyu Black-breasted Leaf Turtles in captivity and in the wild. In Zoology, as in other branches of Biology, subspecies is the Taxonomic rank immediately subordinate to a Species. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) In Biology, hybrid has two meanings The first meaning is the result of interbreeding between two animals or plants of different taxa. Mauremys japonica is a Species of Turtle in the family Geoemydidae (=Bataguridae The Ryukyu Black-breasted Leaf Turtle or Ryukyu Leaf Turtle, Geoemyda japonica, is a Species of Turtle in the family Geoemydidae ^[4]

References

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