Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle (Geoemyda japonica), recorded as Endangered
Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle (Geoemyda japonica). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle

Geoemyda japonica

The Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle or Ryukyu leaf turtle is a turtles in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae) endemic to the Ryukyu Islands in Japan.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Geoemyda japonica
Recorded from
Japan
CITES
Appendix II
Taxonomy
Testudines · Geoemydidae · Geoemyda

The turtle

It grows to about 5–6 inches long.

Range and habitat

The Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle or Ryukyu leaf turtle is a turtles in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae) endemic to the Ryukyu Islands in Japan.

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.

Ryukyu black-breasted 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 Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle, Wikidata item Q305914. 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 Black-breasted leaf turtle (Geoemyda spengleri), recorded as EndangeredEN

Black-breasted leaf turtle

Geoemyda spengleri
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 Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle?
Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle is a turtle in the family Geoemydidae — Geoemyda japonica.
What is the conservation status of Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Geoemyda japonica. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle live?
The Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle or Ryukyu leaf turtle is a turtles in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae) endemic to the Ryukyu Islands in Japan.
Why is Ryukyu black-breasted 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 Geoemyda japonica?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.