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Enigmatic Leaf Turtle
Cyclemys enigmatica
Cyclemys enigmatica, also known as the enigmatic leaf turtle, is a species of Asian leaf turtle. It is found in the Greater Sunda Islands and the Malay Peninsula.
From the article Enigmatic leaf turtle on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
In the enigmatic leaf turtle, the carapace is dark brown and slightly reddish, ovoid, and lacks patterns in adults. The plastron is dark brown to black with or without dense, black, radiating patterns. The head is tan to a light reddish-brown in color. The throat and neck are uniformly dark. The bridge is dark brown to black. Hatchlings lack head and neck stripes and have brownish, mottled plastrons.
Range & habitat
Its geographic range overlaps with C. dentata. It is found in southern Malay Peninsula (southern Thailand, Malaysia), Borneo (Sarawak, Malaysia, and Kalimantan, Indonesia), and Java and Sumatra (Indonesia).
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 98827.