The Indonesian box turtle, also known as the Amboina box turtle or the southeast Asian box turtle, can be found in the lowland tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia. They are aquatic and prefer warm, wet environments. They inhabit rice paddy fields, shallow ponds, and marshes. Their heads are a … [Read more...] about Indonesian Box Turtle (C. amboinensis)
Endangered (EN)
Chinese Box Turtle (C. flavomarginata)
The Chinese box turtle, also known as the Snake-eating turtle or the yellow-margined box turtle, is found in China, Japan, and Taiwan. These semi-aquatic turtle’s habitats are highly variable. They spend most of their time in evergreen forests, grasslands, aquatic systems such as rice pattie fields, … [Read more...] about Chinese Box Turtle (C. flavomarginata)
Sun Parakeet (A. soldtitalis)
The sun parakeet inhabits tropical areas on savannahs or dry savanna woodlands in South America. They are most often found along the Amazon riverbank, forest valleys, and coastal flooded forests and rarely found above 1200 meters of altitude. They are also very sensitive to habitat changes such as … [Read more...] about Sun Parakeet (A. soldtitalis)
Keeled Box Turtle (C. mouhotii obsti)
The keeled box turtle, also known as keel-backed terrapin, jagged-shelled turtle, and Mouhot’s turtle, is endemic to Asia. It is herbivorous and is a terrestrial species. The carapace of the keeled box turtle has three large, raised ridges and is serrated on the back end. The population is steeply … [Read more...] about Keeled Box Turtle (C. mouhotii obsti)
Spiny Shelled Turtle (H. spinosa)
The Spiny shelled turtle is a South-East Asian turtle that inhabits the lowlands and hill rainforest. They usually stay close to a source of water such as streams and areas up to 900 meters above sea level. As the name suggests, these turtles have a sharp, pointed, spiky-edged carapace. It has been … [Read more...] about Spiny Shelled Turtle (H. spinosa)