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Pan's box turtle
Species of turtle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pan's box turtle (Cuora pani) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae). The yellow-headed box turtle is sometimes included herein as a subspecies (Cuora pani aurocapitata).
The Pan's box turtle is a highly endangered species on the verge of extinction. Each catch of the Pan's box turtle rewards upwards of $10,000 per trade (Turtle Conservancy, 2017).

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Etymology
The specific name, pani, is probably in honor of Chinese herpetologist Pan Lei.[4]
The common name, Pan's box turtle, refers to its ability to seal itself within its shell.[5]
Geographic range
Cuora pani pani, the nominotypical subspecies, is endemic to the central Chinese provinces of Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Hubei (Blanck & Tang, 2005).[1]
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