Common name:
Yellow-headed box turtleESF category:
AIUCN category:
Critical endangered
CITES:
INT - Appendix II
EU - Appendix BStudbook coordinators:
Elmar Meier
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Species Description
The yellow-headed box turtle (Cuora aurocapitata) or golden-headed box turtle is a proposed species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae). It is sometimes considered a subspecies Cuora pani aurocapitata of Pan's box turtle.
This turtle is endemic to the central Chinese Anhui province. It is found in in Nanling County, Yi County, Guangde County, and Jing County.
