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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Suborder
  
Cryptodira

Scientific name
  
Cuora mccordi

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Testudines

Superfamily
  
Testudinoidea

Higher classification
  
Asian box turtle

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Similar
  
Asian box turtle, Turtle, Yellow‑headed box turtle, Pan's box turtle, Zhou's box turtle

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McCord's box turtle (Cuora mccordi ) is a species in the southeast Asian genus Cuora (family Geoemydidae).

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Etymology

The specific name, mccordi, is in honor of American veterinarian William Patrick McCord (born 1950).

Taxonomy

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Described by Ernst in 1988 from the Chinese pet trade, C. mccordi lacked distribution data for 19 years until Zhou et al. (2007) were able to report it from the wild.

Geographic range

McCord's box turtle is endemic to the Chinese Guangxi province.

Conservation status

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C. mccordi is one of the most endangered Chinese endemic turtle species, highly sought after for traditional Chinese medicine and by turtle hobbyists.

Description

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Once thought to reach only 14 cm (5.5 in) carapace length, specimens of McCord's box turtle of up to 18 cm (7.1 in) carapace length are known now.

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References

McCord's box turtle Wikipedia
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