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Western black-bridged leaf turtle

Cyclemys atripons

John B. Iverson & William Patrick McCord, 1997

The western black-bridged leaf turtle (Cyclemys atripons) is a species of Asian leaf turtle found in southern Indochina.

Description

The carapace of this species is reddish brown, ovoid to elongated, with or without fine, radiating, black patterns. The plastron is mostly yellow with or without fine, radiating, black lines. The head is speckled and the throat is yellow. The neck is striped. Hatchlings have wide head and neck stripes and yellow plastrons with large, dark spots. The common name of the species refers to the color of the bridge (the area where the plastron and the carapace meet), which is predominantly yellow with black stripes or entirely black. C. atripons is morphologically almost indistinguishable from C. pulchristiata, the eastern black-bridged leaf turtle.

Distribution

They are found in Cambodia, Southeast Thailand, and Vietnam (Annam).

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Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Testudines
Family
Geoemydidae
Genus
Cyclemys
Species
Cyclemys atripons

Common names

  • German: Gestreifte Dornrandschildkröte
  • English:
    • Black-Bridged leaf turtle
    • Striped leaf turtle

Synonyms

  • Cyclemys atripons, Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (TTWG) (2014)
  • Cyclemys atripons, Uwe Fritz et al. (2009)
  • Cyclemys atripons atripons, Holger Vetter & Peter Paul van Dijk (2006)
  • Cyclemys atripons, Edgar Lehr & Rohan Holloway (2003)
  • Cyclemys atripons, John B. Iverson & William Patrick McCord (1997)

Conservation status

Not Evaluated (iucn2.3)

Not Evaluated (iucn2.3)

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Cyclemys atripons distribution map

Range Map

Distribution map of Western black-bridged leaf turtle, Cyclemys atripons in Thailand
  • Khao Khiao - Khao Chomphu Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Khao Khitchakut District, Chanthaburi
  • Khao Khitchakut National Park
  • Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Khao Yai National Park
  • Ko Chang National Park
Range map of Cyclemys atripons in Thailand