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The keeled box turtle (Cuora mouhotii syn. Pyxidea mouhotii ) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae.

Geographic range

Common names

Other common names for C. mouhotii include keel-backed terrapin, jagged-shelled turtle,^[2] and Mouhot's turtle.^[5]

Etymology

The specific name, mouhotii, is in honor of Alexandre Henri Mouhot, a French naturalist and explorer.^[4]

Taxonomy

The Southern Vietnamese population of Cuora mouhotii lives alongside Cuora picturata. Since Cuora mouhotii is known to hybridize with the closest living relatives of Cuora picturata (Cuora galbinifrons and Cuora bourreti) there is a possibility of hybridization in the wild between these two populations.^[10]

Description

The keeled box turtle's upper shell (carapace) has three large, raised ridges and is serrated on the back end. The lower shell (plastron) is different variations of brown in color, ranging from light brown to dark brown. The upper jaw is strong, while the snout is short and curved. The feet are only partially webbed, which suggest a terrestrial lifestyle as opposed to an aquatic one.

Male and female keeled box turtles can be distinguished by the color of their eyes as well as their nails. A male generally has longer and thicker nails than a female, and eyes that are either black or brown. A female generally has shorter, thinner nails, and eyes that are orange or red.^[11]

Biology

In one survey, males and females had an average carapace length around {{convert|15|to|17|cm|in|abbr=on}}.

The breeding season is in May through September. The average clutch size was four eggs, which are smooth, white, and about {{convert|4.4|cm|in|abbr=on}} long. On average they typically lay two clutches in a breeding season. Like many other turtles the keeled box turtle does not care for its young. Females have been noted to dig nests with their rear legs and cover the clutches with soil, and also to lay eggs under fallen leaves.^[12]

The male keeled box turtle is very aggressive during the act of mating. In some instances the male turtle will chase and injure a female. The male will often persist until the female allows its advances.

Diet

Keeled box turtles are herbivorous, and eat wide variation of vegetation in the natural environment, with a preference for wild fallen fruits. They will also occasionally eat worms snails and other meat.^[12]

Habitat

The keeled box turtle is a terrestrial species, and can be frequently found in small caves and rock crevices. It can also be found in forests, in deep layers of leaves.

Conservation status

The population of the keeled box turtle has been on a steep decline in some areas, particularly Vietnam. This can be attributed to people capturing them for food and pets, as well as Vietnam legally exporting large numbers. Although there are other possible reasons behind this population decline, deforestation and hunting have proven to be a major threat to these turtles especially.

Threats include habitat destruction and degradation during deforestation. In parts of its range it is threatened by overexploitation as it is collected from the wild, especially for food.^[13] It is also used in traditional medicine.^[14] It is consumed locally and traded internationally for in the food market and the pet trade.^[13]

In China the species is bred in captivity on a small scale for the pet trade.^[13]

Gallery

References

1. ^Fritz U, Havaš P (2007). Checklist of chelonians of the world. Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2) 149-368.
2. ^¹²³⁴Asian Turtle Trade Working Group. 2000. Cuora mouhotii. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 20 October 2013.
3. ^¹Cuora mouhotii. The Reptile Database.
4. ^¹Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (Cuora mouhotii, p. 183).
5. ^[https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=551939 Pyxidea mouhotii.] Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
6. ^Zhang, L., et al. (2008). [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18222407 The complete mitochondrial genome of the keeled box turtle Pyxidea mouhotii and phylogenetic analysis of major turtle groups.] Journal of Genetics and Genomics 35(1), 33-40.
7. ^Honda, M., et al. (2002). Phylogenetic relationships of the Asian box turtles of the genus Cuora sensu lato (Reptilia: Bataguridae) inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Zoological Science 19, 1305-12.
8. ^¹Stuart, B. L. and J. F. Parham. (2004). Molecular phylogeny of the critically endangered Indochinese box turtle (Cuora galbinifrons). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 31(1), 164-77.
9. ^Fritz, U., et al. (1998). Eine neue Unterart der Dreikiel-Scharnierschildkröte, Pyxidea mouhotii (Gray, 1862). Zool. Abh. Mus. Tierkd. Dresden 50, 33-43
10. ^Ly, Tri, Huy Duc Hoang, and Bryan L. Stewart. "Occurrence of the endangered keeled box turtle, Cuora mouhotii, in Southern Vietnam." bioone.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2013. .
11. ^"Keeled box turtle (Cuora mouhotii)." Keeled box turtle videos, photos and facts. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2013. ."
12. ^¹²Ji-Chao, W., et al. (2011). Reproduction and nesting of the endangered keeled box turtle (Cuora mouhotii) on Hainan Island, China. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 10(2), 159-64.
13. ^¹²Inclusion of Pyxidea mouhotii in Appendix II in accordance with Article II 2(a) of the Convention, and satisfying Resolution Conf. 9.24, Annex 2a, Criteria A and Bi). Proposal 28. CITES. Twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties. Santiago, Chile, 3–15 November 2002.
14. ^da Nóbrega Alves, R. R., et al. (2008). Reptiles used in traditional folk medicine: conservation implications. Biodiversity and Conservation 17(8), 2037-49.