Oldham's leaf turtle | |
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Cyclemys oldhamii carapace and plastron. | |
Not evaluated (IUCN 2.3)
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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 |
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Cyclemys oldhamii range map | |
Synonyms | |
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.