Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Yellow-headed box turtle (Cuora aurocapitata), recorded as Critically Endangered
Yellow-headed box turtle (Cuora aurocapitata). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Yellow-headed box turtle

Cuora aurocapitata

Yellow-headed box turtle is a turtle in the family Geoemydidae — Cuora aurocapitata, recorded as Critically Endangered.

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

Appearance

The yellow-headed box turtle or golden-headed box turtle is a proposed species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae).

Range and habitat

This turtle is endemic to the central Chinese Anhui province. It is found in Nanling County, Yi County, Guangde County, and Jing County.

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

Diet

Yellow-headed box turtles are semi-aquatic omnivores who require a varied diet mainly consisting of earthworms, snails, small fish, leafy greens, fungi, various fruit and fallen berries.

In crisis

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

Yellow-headed 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 Yellow-headed box turtle, Wikidata item Q305908. 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 Indochinese box turtle (Cuora galbinifrons), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Indochinese box turtle

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

McCord's box turtle

Cuora mccordi

Quick answers

What is Yellow-headed box turtle?
Yellow-headed box turtle is a turtle in the family Geoemydidae — Cuora aurocapitata.
What is the conservation status of Yellow-headed box turtle?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Cuora aurocapitata. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Yellow-headed box turtle live?
This turtle is endemic to the central Chinese Anhui province.
Why is Yellow-headed box turtle in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Cuora aurocapitata?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Yellow-headed box turtle a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.