Golden coin turtle

Golden coin turtle
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Geoemydidae
Genus: Cuora
Species:
C. trifasciata
Binomial name
Cuora trifasciata
(Bell, 1825)
Synonyms[3][4]
  • Sternothaerus trifasciatus
    Bell, 1825
  • Emys (Cistuda) trifasciata
    — Gray, 1831
  • Cistuda trifasciata
    — Gray, 1831
  • Cistudo trifasciata
    — A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1835
  • Cuora trifasciata
    — Gray, 1856
  • Pyxidemys trifasciata
    — Fitzinger, 1861
  • Terrapene trifasciata
    — Strauch, 1862
  • Cyclemys trifasciata
    — Boulenger, 1889
  • Cuora [cyclornata] cyclornata
    Blanck, McCord & Le, 2006
  • Cuora cyclornata meieri
    Blanck, McCord & Le, 2006
  • Pyxiclemmys trifasciata
    — Vetter, 2006
  • Cuora trifasciata
    — Zhou, McCord, Blanck & P. Li, 2007

The golden coin turtle (Cuora trifasciata), also known commonly as the Chinese three-banded box turtle and the Chinese three-striped box turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is native to southern China.[3] There are two recognized subspecies.

  1. ^ Fong, J.; Hoang, H.; Horne, B.D.; Li, P.; McCormack, T.; Rao, D.-Q.; Timmins, R.J.; Wang, L. (2020). "Cuora trifasciata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T123768950A123769768. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T123768950A123769768.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ a b Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 218–219. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895.
  4. ^ Species Cuora trifasciata at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.