Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Zhou's box turtle (Cuora zhoui), recorded as Critically Endangered
Zhou's box turtle (Cuora zhoui). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Zhou's box turtle

Cuora zhoui

Zhou's box turtle is a turtle in the family Geoemydidae — Cuora zhoui, recorded as Critically Endangered.

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

The turtle

Zhou's box turtle is a turtle in the family Geoemydidae — Cuora zhoui.

Range and habitat

It may be found in the forests of southeastern Yunnan or western Guangxi, although it has never been recorded in the wild. The species is apparently endemic to China.

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

In crisis

The over-collection of turtles in Asia for food, medicinal purposes, and the pet trade industry are the primary causes of the decimation of this turtle's population. As of 2012, this species is considered to be critically endangered and in the middle of a conservation crisis.

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

Zhou's 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 Zhou's box turtle, Wikidata item Q305805. 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 Zhou's box turtle?
Zhou's box turtle is a turtle in the family Geoemydidae — Cuora zhoui.
What is the conservation status of Zhou's box turtle?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Cuora zhoui. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Zhou's box turtle live?
It may be found in the forests of southeastern Yunnan or western Guangxi, although it has never been recorded in the wild.
Why is Zhou's box turtle in crisis?
As of 2012, this species is considered to be critically endangered and in the middle of a conservation crisis.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Cuora zhoui?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Zhou's box turtle a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.