Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Indochinese box turtle (Cuora galbinifrons), recorded as Critically Endangered
Indochinese box turtle (Cuora galbinifrons). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Indochinese box turtle

Cuora galbinifrons

Indochinese box turtle is a turtle in the family Geoemydidae — Cuora galbinifrons, recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Cuora galbinifrons
CITES
Appendix II
Taxonomy
Testudines · Geoemydidae · Cuora

The turtle

Indochinese box turtle is a turtle in the family Geoemydidae — Cuora galbinifrons.

Range and habitat

It is found in high altitude woodland where it tends to hide in the undergrowth.

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

In crisis

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as "critically endangered".

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

Indochinese box turtle is Critically 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 Indochinese box turtle, Wikidata item Q304965. 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 Bourret's box turtle (Cuora bourreti), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Bourret's box turtle

Cuora bourreti
Photograph of Golden coin turtle (Cuora trifasciata), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Golden coin turtle

Cuora trifasciata
Photograph of McCord's box turtle (Cuora mccordi), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

McCord's box turtle

Cuora mccordi
Photograph of Pan's box turtle (Cuora pani), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Pan's box turtle

Cuora pani

Quick answers

What is Indochinese box turtle?
Indochinese box turtle is a turtle in the family Geoemydidae — Cuora galbinifrons.
What is the conservation status of Indochinese box turtle?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Cuora galbinifrons. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Indochinese box turtle live?
It is found in high altitude woodland where it tends to hide in the undergrowth.
Why is Indochinese box turtle in crisis?
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as "critically endangered".
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Cuora galbinifrons?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Indochinese box turtle a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.