Scientific Name: Cuora amboinensis (Daudin, 1802)
English Name: South Asian Box Turtle, Malayan Box Turtle, Amboina Box Turtle
Local/Bangla Name: Deeba kachhim (দিবা কাছিম)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Geoemydidae
Description:
Their shell color is blackish-brown to olive-brown. The head is blackish olive, featuring three yellow stripes on the side. Females are slightly larger than males. The carapace is smooth.The male can be recognized by the slightly concave shape of its plastron and mature female has flat plastron.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It is commonly found in various freshwater environments, including stagnant and gently flowing water bodies like rivers, lakes, ponds, and mangrove swamps. It occurs in Chittagong region (Cox’s Bazar, and Kaptai Lake area) of Bangladesh
Environment:
Freshwater, brackish.
References:
Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Ahmed ZU, Begum, ZNT, Hassan MΑ, and Khondker M (2009) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 25. Amphibians and Reptiles. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 204 pp
Rahman ANMA (2015) Wildlife of Bangladesh, Department of Films & Publications, Ministry of Information, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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