Sulawesi forest turtle | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Family: | Geoemydidae |
Genus: |
Leucocephalon McCord, Iverson, Spinks and Shaffer, 2000 |
Species: | L. yuwonoi |
Binomial name | |
Leucocephalon yuwonoi (McCord, Iverson & Boeadi, 1995) |
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The Sulawesi forest turtle (Leucocephalon yuwonoi) is a critically endangered species of turtle in the Geoemydidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Leucocephalon. It is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia.
The Riverview Zoo in Peterborough, Ontario has currently manged to hatch two forest turtles as of 2016.