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Cuora pani
Cuora pani,Pan's box turtle,Pan's box turtle
Pan's box turtle is called Pan's box turtle in foreign language, and has no subspecies.Pan's box turtle is the norther···
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Reptiles are traditionally divided into four major orders: Lepidosauria (snakes and lizards), Testudinata (turtles), Crocodilia (crocodiles), and Rhynchocephalus (representatives of ancient reptiles).
| Classification level | Order | Family | Genus | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lepidosaurs | Squamata | Lacertidae | Lacerta | Green lizard, sand lizard |
| Varanidae | Varanus | Komodo dragon | ||
| Viperidae | Vipera | Common viper | ||
| Elapidae | Naja | Cobra, Black Mamba | ||
| Boa | Python | |||
| Crotalinae | Crotalus | Rattlesnake | ||
| Testudinata | Testudinata (Testudines) | Testudinidae | Testudo | Sulcata tortoise, Indian star tortoise |
| Cheloniidae | Chelonia | Green turtle, hawksbill turtle | ||
| Mud turtle family (Kinosternidae) | Mud turtle genus (Kinosternon) | Mud turtle | ||
| Trionychidae | Pelodiscus | Chinese softshell turtle | ||
| Crocodylia | Crocodile (Crocodylidae) | Crocodile (Crocodylus) | Nile crocodile, saltwater crocodile | Nile crocodile, saltwater crocodile |
| Alligatoridae | Alligator (Alligator) | American alligator, Chinese alligator | ||
| Gavialidae | Gavialis | Gharials | ||
| Rhynchocephalia | Rhynchocephalia | Sphenodontidae | Sphenodon | Sphenodon (endemic to Oceania) |
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Cuora mouhotii
Cuora mouhotii,Keeled Box Turtle,Saw-edged box turtle, octagonal turtle, octagonal turtle, square turtle, saw-edged box turtle
Keeled Box Turtle has two subspecies.Keeled Box Turtle feeds on animals, but also plants, especially live food, such as locusts, m···
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Cuora mccordi
Cuora mccordi,Bose box terrapin,Mccord's Box Turtle,MacArthur's box turtle
Bose box turtle is called Bose box terrapin in English, and has no subspecies.The Baise Box Turtle was named by C.H Emst in August···
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Cuora galbinifrons
Cuora galbinifrons,Indochinese Box Turtle,Hainan box turtle, yellow-fronted box turtle
The foreign name of the yellow-fronted box turtle is Indochinese Box Turtle, and there is no subspecies.The yellow-fronted box tur···
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Cuora flavomarginata
Cuora flavomarginata,Yellow-margined Box Turtle, splint turtle, snake-killing turtle, broken plate turtle, yellow-margined box turtle
Yellow-margined Box Turtle has two subspecies.Yellow-margined Box Turtle is bolder than other freshwater turtles and is not afraid···
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Cuora trifasciata
Cuora trifasciata,Chinese Three-striped Box Turtle,Golden coin turtle, golden head turtle, red edge turtle, red belly turtle, broken board turtle, Sichuan back turtle
The three-striped box turtle is called Chinese Three-striped Box Turtle in English, and there are 2 subspecies.The two subspecies ···
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Cuora bourreti
Cuora bourreti,Bourett's Box Turtle,Brandt's box turtle,Bourett's Box Turtle,Cuora galbinifrons bourreti Obst & Reimann
Bourett's Box Turtle is a medium-sized land turtle.The Bourreti box turtle was previously published as Cuora galbinifrons bour···
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Golden-headed Box Turtle
Golden-headed Box Turtle,Golden turtle, splint turtle, yellow turtle
Golden-headed Box Turtle, with two subspecies.In the late 1980s, Luo Bitao and Zong Yu, based on the No. 3 model specimen obtained···
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Cuora amboinensis
Southeast Asian Box Turtle,Southeast Asian Box Turtle,Humpback turtle, Vietnamese turtle, Ambu box turtle
The Southeast Asian Box Turtle has four subspecies.In his book The Reptiles of China, Pope (1935) mentioned two specimens of the M···
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Scatophagus argus
Scatophagus argusThree-lined box turtle, red-sided turtle, red-bellied turtle, broken plate turtle, golden-headed turtle
The scientific name of the golden coin turtle is the three-lined box turtle (Cuora trifasciata), which belongs to the order Testud···
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Alligator sinensis
Alligator sinensis ,Chinese Alligator,Alligator, Chinese alligator, earth dragon, pig dragon
The Yangtze alligator, Alligator sinensis (Fauvel, 1879), was called tuó in ancient times, and is commonly known as "earth d···
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Rafetus swinhoei
Rafetus swinhoei，Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle；Swinhoe's softshell，Rùa Hồ Gươm，Taihu turtle, giant softshell turtle, spotted softshell turtle, and Stuart softshell turtle
In ancient times, the Yangtze giant softshell turtle was widely distributed in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the Taih···
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Palea steindachneri
Palea steindachneri,wattle-necked softshell turtle,Trionyx steindachneri Siebenrock,Mountain Rui, Rui fish, soft-shelled turtle, round fish, turtle, tortoise
The mountain softshell turtle is a cold-blooded animal. When the temperature drops to 12℃, it will hibernate under the sand or st···
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Pelochelys cantorii
Pelochelys cantorii，Frog-faced Softshell Turtle、Asian Giant Soft-shelled Turtle、Cantor's Giant Softshell，Blue grouper, silver fish, green grouper, giant turtle, spotted turtle, Cantor's gian
Before and after the release of the "List of National Key Protected Wildlife in China" in 1989, according to the "F···
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Dermochelys coriacea
Dermochelys coriacea，Leatherback Turtle，Leatherback turtle, seven-winged turtle, sampan turtle, swallow turtle, leatherback turtle
The leatherback turtle is large and is the largest turtle in the world. It has a large head, short neck and tail, paddle-shaped li···
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Lepidochelys olivacea
Lepidochelys olivacea,Olive Ridley, Pacific Ridley,Ridley du Pacifique, Tortue Bâtarde, Tortue Olivâtre, Tartaruga-comum, Tartaruga-oliva, Tartaruga-pequena,Tortue de Ridley,Tortuga Carpintera, Tortug
The Olive Ridley is marine and little is known about its behavior other than its regular annual trips to nesting beaches. It feeds···
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Eretmochelys imbricata
Eretmochelys imbricata, Hawksbill Turtle,Caret, Tortue Caret, Tortue imbriquée, Tortue à bec faucon, Tortue à écailles,Tortuga de Carey,سلحفاة صقرية المنقار
Hawksbill turtles are an animal that often migrates. They are highly mobile and swim fast. They are large and fierce carnivorous a···
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Chelonia mydas
Chelonia mydas,Green Turtle,Sea turtle, black turtle, stone turtle
The green turtle, also known as the sea turtle, is one of the larger species of sea turtles. It is named because its body fat is r···
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Caretta
Caretta,Loggerhead turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle
The loggerhead sea turtle is a single species worldwide that spends most of its life in the open ocean and shallow waters. It rare···
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Sacalia bealei
Sacalia bealei,Beal's eyed turtle,Spotted turtle
The spotted turtle is aquatic, mainly living in streams with slow and clear water flow and gravel bottom in hilly areas below 400 ···
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Geoemyda spengleri
Geoemyda spengleri,Black－breatsed Leaf Turtle,Golden turtle, twelve-horned turtle, maple leaf turtle, black-breasted leaf turtle, twelve-winged turtle
The ground tortoise lives in the shaded and moist areas near streams in the mountain jungle at an altitude of about 700 meters, an···
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Cuora
Cuora,Broken plate turtle, snake turtle, snake-claw turtle, Asian box turtle
The genus Cuora (scientific name: Cuora) is a genus of Testudinata, Testudinidae, commonly known as box turtles. They are distribu···
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Mauremys mutica
Mauremys mutica,Stone turtle, stone golden coin turtle, water turtle, yellow turtle, fragrant turtle
The yellow-throated water turtle lives in the waters of hilly areas, mountain basins in semi-mountainous areas, and river valleys.···
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Mauremys sinensis
Mauremys sinensis,Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle,Ocadia sinensis Gray，1834,Chinese turtle, spotted turtle, pearl turtle, long-tailed turtle, Taiwan turtle
The flower turtle is an aquatic turtle. It is water-loving and has the habit of going ashore to bask in the sun. When the temperat···
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