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Cyclemys oldhami

Oldham's leaf turtle
Cyclemys male and female shell.jpg
Cyclemys oldhamii carapace and plastron.
Not evaluated (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Geoemydidae
Subfamily: Geoemydinae
Genus: Cyclemys
Species: C. oldhamii
Binomial name
Cyclemys oldhamii
Gray, 1863
Cyclemys oldhamii distribution map.png
Cyclemys oldhamii range map
Synonyms
  • Cyclemys oldhamii Gray, 1863
  • Cyclemys oldhami [sic]
    Günther, 1864 (ex errore)
  • Cyclemys dhor shanensis
    Annandale, 1918
  • Geomyda tcheponensis
    Bourret, 1939
  • Cyclemys tiannanensis
    Kou, 1989

Oldham's leaf turtle (Cyclemys oldhamii ) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae.

Both the specific name, oldhamii, and the common name, Oldham's leaf turtle, are in honor of English plant collector Richard Oldham (1837-1864).

C. oldhamii is found in Bangladesh, in the terai of India, in Myanmar, Thailand, W Borneo, Sumatra and Java. In addition, Cyclemys oldhami shanensis - sometimes considered a distinct species due to its shell pattern, oft described as looking similar to aged meat - occurs from central Myanmar to Thailand and Cambodia. The type locality was originally given as "Mergui and Siam", and restricted to Mergui by Smith (1931).

A case of hybridization between a male Cyclemys (oldhamii) shanensis and a female Chinese stripe-necked turtle has been described.



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