Oldham's leaf turtle (original) (raw)

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Species of turtle

Cyclemys oldhamii
Cyclemys oldhamii from Thailand
Conservation status
Endangered (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. oldhamii
Binomial name
Cyclemys oldhamiiGray, 1863
Cyclemys oldhamii range map
Synonyms[4]
Cyclemys oldhamii Gray, 1863 Cyclemys oldhami [sic]— Günther, 1864 (ex errore) Cyclemys dhor shanensisAnnandale, 1918[3] Geomyda tcheponensisBourret, 1939[3] Cyclemys tiannanensisKou, 1989[3]

Oldham's leaf turtle (Cyclemys oldhamii) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae.

Both the specific name, oldhamii, and the common name, Oldham's leaf turtle, are in honor of Thomas Oldham, Superintendent of the Geological Survey of India.[5] The generic name Cyclemys comes from the Greek κύκλος (kyklos, meaning 'round' or 'circle', referring to the shape of the carapace) and εμύς (emys; 'freshwater turtle').[6]

C. oldhamii is found in Bangladesh, in the terai of mizoram, in Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, West Borneo, Sumatra and Java. In addition, Cyclemys oldhami shanensis – sometimes considered a distinct species due to its shell pattern, oft described as looking similar to aged meat - occurs from central Myanmar to Thailand and Cambodia. The type locality was originally given as "Mergui and Siam", and restricted to Mergui by Smith (1931).[7]

In Germany, a case of hybridization between a male Cyclemys (oldhamii) shanensis and a female Chinese stripe-necked turtle has been described.[8]

  1. ^ Timmins, R.J.; Hoang, H.; McCormack, T. (2021). "Cyclemys oldhamii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T163415A1006544. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T163415A1006544.en. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ a b c Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (Rhodin, A.G.J., van Dijk, P.P, Iverson, J.B., and Shaffer, H.B.) (2010). Turtles of the World, 2010 update: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. In: Rhodin, A.G.J., Pritchard, P.C.H., van Dijk, P.P., Saumure, R.A., Buhlmann, K.A., Iverson, J.B., and Mittermeier, R.A. (Eds.). Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. Chelonian Research Monographs No. 5. pp. 000.85-000.164, doi:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v3.2010
  4. ^ Fritz, Uwe; Havaš, Peter (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 220–221. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 1864-5755.
  5. ^ James Edward Gray. Supplement to the Catalogue of the shield reptiles in the collection of the British Museum. [1]
  6. ^ Tabaka, Chris; Senneke, Darrell (January 28, 2003). "Genus: Cyclemys (Asian Leaf Turtles)". World Chelonian Trust. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  7. ^ Smith, Malcolm A. (1931). Stephenson, J. (ed.). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. I. Loricata. Testudines. London: Taylor & Francis. p. 80.
  8. ^ Schilde, Maik; Barth, Dana; Fritz, Uwe (2004). "An Ocadia sinensis x Cyclemys shanensis hybrid (Testudines: Geoemydidae)" (PDF). Asiatic Herpetological Research. 10: 120–125. Retrieved 2022-05-27.