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McCord's box turtle

McCord's box turtle

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Subphylum
Vertebrata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Testudines
Suborder
Cryptodira
Superfamily
Testudinoidea
Family
Geoemydidae
Genus
Cuora
SPECIES
Cuora mccordi

McCord's box turtle (Cuora mccordi ) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is native to China.

Animal name origin

The specific name, mccordi, is in honor of American veterinarian William Patrick McCord (born 1950).

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Terrestrial

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Appearance

Once thought to reach only 14 cm (5.5 in) straight carapace length, specimens of McCord's box turtle of up to 18 cm (7.1 in) straight carapace length are known now.

Distribution

Geography

Continents
Asia
Countries
China

McCord's box turtle is endemic to central Guangxi province, China.

Biome

Freshwater
POPULATION STATUS
Critically endangered (CR)
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Population

Population number

C. mccordi is one of the most endangered Chinese endemic turtle species, highly sought after for traditional Chinese medicine and by turtle hobbyists.

References

1. McCord's box turtle Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCord's_box_turtle
2. McCord's box turtle on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/5961/97359510

Included in Lists

Endangered Species of China
Threatened Species of China
Reptiles of China
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