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Southeast Asian Leaf Turtle

Cyclemys gemeli Fritz, Guicking, Auer, Sommer, Wink & Hundsdörfer 2008

Distribution

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Continent: Asia
Distribution: NE India (Assam)
Type locality: street from Tezpur to Arunachal Pradesh, 5 km to border of Arunachal Pradesh, Jia Bhoroli River Region, Assam, India.
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Assam leaf turtle

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The Assam leaf turtle (Cyclemys gemeli) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae.[1][3][4] The species is found in India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, gemeli, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Richard Gemel (born 1948).[4][5]

Description

The carapace of C. gemeli lacks patterns in adults. It is elongated and relatively flat, with nearly parallel sides. The plastron is unpatterned and dark brown. The head is brown, and the throat and neck are uniformly dark. The bridge is also dark brown.[6][7]

Geographic range

The Assam leaf turtle can be found in northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan,[1][4] and Bangladesh. Its range might extend into Myanmar.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Praschag, P.; Ahmed, M.F. (2021). "Cyclemys gemeli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T170507A1315452. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T170507A1315452.en. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (Rhodin AGJ, van Dijk PP, Iverson JB, Shaffer HB) (2010). "Turtles of the world, 2010 update: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status". In: Rhodin AGJ, Pritchard PCH, van Dijk PP, Saumure RA, Buhlmann KA, Iverson JB, Mittermeier RA (editors) (2010). "Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group". Chelonian Research Monographs (5): 000.85–000.164, doi:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v3.2010
  4. ^ a b c Cyclemys gemeli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 May 2022.
  5. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cyclemys gemeli, p. 99).
  6. ^ Fritz, U.; Guicking, D.; Auer, M.; Sommer, R. S.; Wink, M. & Hundsdrfer, A. K. (2008). "Diversity of the Southeast Asian leaf turtle genus Cyclemys: how many leaves on its tree of life?" (PDF). Zoologica Scripta. 37 (4): 367–390. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00332.x.
  7. ^ Praschag, Peter; Hundsdörfer, Anna K. & Fritz, Uwe (2009). "Further specimens and phylogenetic position of the recently described leaf turtle species Cyclemys gemeli (Testudines: Geoemydidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 29 (37): 29–37. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
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Assam leaf turtle: Brief Summary

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The Assam leaf turtle (Cyclemys gemeli) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is found in India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh.

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