Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Eastern black-bridged leaf turtle (Cyclemys pulchristriata), recorded as Endangered
Eastern black-bridged leaf turtle (Cyclemys pulchristriata). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Eastern black-bridged leaf turtle

Cyclemys pulchristriata

Eastern black-bridged leaf turtle is a turtle in the family Geoemydidae — Cyclemys pulchristriata, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Cyclemys pulchristriata
CITES
Appendix II
Taxonomy
Testudines · Geoemydidae · Cyclemys

Appearance

In this species, the carapace is reddish brown, ovoid to elongated, with wide, radiating, black lines or large, black specks. The plastron is mostly yellow and may have short, fat lines, specks, or be uniformly colored. The head is speckled, with a yellow throat.

Range and habitat

It is found in eastern Cambodia and in southern and central Vietnam. The eastern black-bridged leaf turtle (Cyclemys pulchristiata) is a Asian leaf turtles found in southern Indochina.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix II. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Eastern black-bridged leaf turtle is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Eastern black-bridged leaf turtle, Wikidata item Q2161770. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Oldham's leaf turtle (Cyclemys oldhamii), recorded as EndangeredEN

Oldham's leaf turtle

Cyclemys oldhamii
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Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

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Photograph of Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Sumatran orangutan

Pongo abelii

Quick answers

What is Eastern black-bridged leaf turtle?
Eastern black-bridged leaf turtle is a turtle in the family Geoemydidae — Cyclemys pulchristriata.
What is the conservation status of Eastern black-bridged leaf turtle?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Cyclemys pulchristriata. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Eastern black-bridged leaf turtle live?
It is found in eastern Cambodia and in southern and central Vietnam.
Why is Eastern black-bridged leaf turtle in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Cyclemys pulchristriata?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Eastern black-bridged leaf turtle a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.