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Cuora aurocapitata LUO & ZONG, 1988

IUCN Red List - Cuora aurocapitata - Critically Endangered, CR
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Higher TaxaGeoemydidae (Geoemydinae), Testudinoidea, Testudines (turtles)
SubspeciesCuora aurocapitata aurocapitata LUO & ZONG 1988
Cuora aurocapitata dabieshani BLANCK, PROTIVA, ZHOU, LI, CROW & TIEDEMANN 2017 
Common NamesE: Yellow-headed Box Turtle, Eastern Yellow-headed Box Turtle [aurocapitata]
G: Goldköpfige Scharnierschildkröte
E: Western Yellow-headed Box Turtle [dabieshani]
Chinese: 金头闭壳龟 
SynonymCuora aurocapitata LUO & ZONG 1988
Cuora aurocapitata — HENNEN 2001
Cuora pani aurocapitata — ARTNER 2004
Cuora pani aurocapitata — BLANCK & TANG 2005
Cuora aurocapitata — TING & PI-PENG 2007
Cuora aurocapitata — TTWG 2021
Cuora aurocapitata aurocapitata — TTWG 2021

Cuora aurocapitata dabieshani BLANCK, PROTIVA, ZHOU, LI, CROW & TIEDEMANN 2017
Cuora aurocapitata dabieshani — TTWG 2017
Cuora aurocapitata dabieshani — TTWG 2021 
DistributionChina (Anhui Province)

Type locality: “Nanling County, Anhui” (China)

dabieshani: China (Anhui, Henan, Hubei); Type locality: “Anhui province, China.”  
Reproductionoviparous. 
TypesHolotype: SNHM (formerly NHRM or SMNH, Shanghai): 87012; Paratypes: 87010-11
Holotype: NMW 32987 (Vienna) [dabieshani] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (623 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentColor plate in Hennen (2001). Little or no mitochondrial DNA variation was found among the morphologically distinct species Cuora aurocapitata, Cuora pani, and Cuora trifasciata (STUART & PARHAM 2004). 
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