Sulawesi forest turtle
The Sulawesi forest turtle (Leucocephalon yuwonoi) is a critically endangered species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. It is monotypic within the genus Leucocephalon.[2] It is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia.
| Sulawesi forest turtle | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Geoemydidae |
| Subfamily: | Geoemydinae |
| Genus: | Leucocephalon McCord, Iverson, Spinks and Shaffer, 2000 |
| Species: | L. yuwonoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucocephalon yuwonoi (McCord, Iverson & Boeadi, 1995) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Conservation
The Riverview Zoo in Peterborough, Ontario [3] has currently managed to hatch two forest turtles as of 2016.
See also
- Forsten's tortoise (Indotestudo forstenii) – another threatened turtle endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia.
References
- Asian Turtle Trade Working Group (2000). "Leucocephalon yuwonoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T40761A97369570. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T40761A10363014.en.{{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
- Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 226–227. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- "A Sulawesi Forest Turtle Hatched at Riverview Park & Zoo".
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