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Zhou's Box Turtle
Cuora zhoui
Zhou's box turtle (Cuora zhoui) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae). Apparently endemic to China, it is only known from Chinese food market specimens to date, and from limited captive breeding by only three pairs held by two groups of private breeders in Germany and in the United States. It may be found in the forests of southeastern Yunnan or western Guangxi, although it has never been recorded in the wild.
From the article Zhou's box turtle on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
C. zhoui is only known from Chinese food market specimens, and from a relatively small number of individuals that are part of captive breeding programs in Germany (notably the Münster Zoo), Austria, and the United States. In December 2018, the known captive population numbered about 140 individuals, including 80 hatched at the Münster Zoo. It may be found in the forests of southeastern Yunnan or western Guangxi, although it has never been recorded in the wild.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 39900.