HERPADEX
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Basic information
Cuora amboinensis
Amboina Box Turtle; Southeast Asian Box Turtle
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderTerrapins
FamilyEurasian Pond, River, and Neotropical Wood Turtles
GenusAsian box turtles
- English name
- Amboina Box Turtle; Southeast Asian Box Turtle
- Alternative names
- Asiatische Dosenschildkröte, Burmese Box Turtle, Domed Malayan Box Turtle, Indonesian Box Turtle, South Asian Box Turtle, Southeast Asian Box Turtle
- Synonyms
- Cyclemys amboinensis, Testudo amboinensis, Testudo fasciata, Testudo melanocephala
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Agricultural, Coastal, Forest, Freshwater, Marsh, Pond, Swamp, Swamp forest, Temporary aquatic, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Ground, Saxicolous, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Carapace length
- max 250 mm
- Body mass
- max 2,261 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 19.5 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 38.2 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Arthropods, Fish, Fungi, Insects, Leaves
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 2–2 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 6BRNN · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4