Oldham's leaf turtle

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

Cyclemys oldhamii
Cyclemys oldhamii from Thailand
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific 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 oldhamii Gray, 1863
Cyclemys oldhamii range map
Synonyms[3]
Cyclemys oldhamii Gray, 1863 Cyclemys oldhami [sic] — Günther, 1864 (ex errore) Cyclemys dhor shanensis Annandale, 1918[4] Geomyda tcheponensis Bourret, 1939[4] Cyclemys tiannanensis Kou, 1989[4]

Etymology

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]

Geographic range

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]

Gallery

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  Cyclemys oldhamii carapace and plastron.

Hybrid

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

See also

• Cyclemys