Myanmar brown leaf turtle

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The Myanmar brown leaf turtle (Cyclemys fusca) is a species of Asian leaf turtle found in Myanmar.[1][3][4]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Testudines
Suborder:Cryptodira
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Myanmar brown leaf turtle
CITES Appendix II [2]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Geoemydidae
Genus: Cyclemys
Species:
C. fusca
Binomial name
Cyclemys fusca
Fritz, Guicking, Auer, Sommer, Wink & Hundsdörfer, 2008
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Description

Its carapace is dark brown, ovoid, and lacks patterns in adults. The plastron is dark brown to black with or without dense, black, radiating lines. The head is greenish yellow. The throat and neck are uniformly dark. The bridge is dark brown to black.[5][6]

Distribution

Myanmar brown leaf turtle is widespread in Myanmar,[1] and perhaps occurs in adjacent India and Bangladesh.[4]

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