Assam leaf turtle

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Assam leaf turtle

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Geoemydidae
Genus: Cyclemys
Species:
C. gemeli
Binomial name
Cyclemys gemeli
Cyclemys gemeli range map

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

Etymology

The

herpetologist Richard Gemel (born 1948).[4][5]

Description

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.[1] Its geographic range may extend into Myanmar.[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural

wetlands and forest.[1]

Reproduction

C. gemeli reaches sexual maturity at around five years of age.[1] Like all turtles, it is oviparous.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T170507A1315452.en
    . Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. doi:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v3.2010
  4. ^ a b c d Cyclemys gemeli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 May 2022.
  5. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5
    . (Cyclemys gemeli, p. 99).
  6. S2CID 85899075
    . (Cyclemys gemeli, new species).
  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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