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Pan's Box Turtle
Cuora pani
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).
Pan's box turtle is a critically endangered species on the verge of extinction. Each catch of Pan's box turtle rewards upwards of $10,000 per trade (Turtle Conservancy, 2017).
From the article Pan's box turtle on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Cuora pani pani, the nominotypical subspecies, is endemic to the central Chinese provinces of Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Hubei (Blanck & Tang, 2005).
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
In human culture
The specific name, pani, is probably in honor of Chinese herpetologist Pan Lei. The common name, Pan's box turtle, refers to its ability to seal itself within its shell.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Cuora pani in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 39902.