Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Oldham's leaf turtle (Cyclemys oldhamii), recorded as Endangered
Oldham's leaf turtle (Cyclemys oldhamii). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Oldham's leaf turtle

Cyclemys oldhamii

Oldham's leaf turtle is a turtle in the family Geoemydidae — Cyclemys oldhamii, recorded as Endangered.

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

Range and habitat

Oldham's leaf turtle is found in Bangladesh, in the terai of mizoram, in Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, West Borneo, Sumatra and Java. In addition, Oldham's leaf turtle 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 species is native to southeast Asia.

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.

Oldham's 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 Oldham's leaf turtle, Wikidata item Q94812. 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 Eastern black-bridged leaf turtle (Cyclemys pulchristriata), recorded as EndangeredEN

Eastern black-bridged leaf turtle

Cyclemys pulchristriata
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

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

Javan rhinoceros

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

Sumatran orangutan

Pongo abelii

Quick answers

What is Oldham's leaf turtle?
Oldham's leaf turtle is a turtle in the family Geoemydidae — Cyclemys oldhamii.
What is the conservation status of Oldham's leaf turtle?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Cyclemys oldhamii. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Oldham's leaf turtle live?
Oldham's leaf turtle is found in Bangladesh, in the terai of mizoram, in Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, West Borneo, Sumatra and Java.
Why is Oldham's 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 oldhamii?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Oldham's leaf turtle a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.