Trisha Shetty (Editor)

Myanmar brown leaf turtle

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Reptilia

Family
  
Geoemydidae

Scientific name
  
Cyclemys fusca

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Testudines

Genus
  
Cyclemys

Rank
  
Species

Myanmar brown leaf turtle httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Similar
  
Assam leaf turtle, Enigmatic leaf turtle, Western black‑bridged leaf turtle, Eastern black‑bridged leaf turtle, Oldham's leaf turtle

The Myanmar brown leaf turtle (Cyclemys fusca) is a species of Asian leaf turtle found in Myanmar.

Contents

Description

Its carapace is dark brown, ovoid, and lacks patterns in adults. The plastron is dark brown to black with or without dense, black, radiating lines. The head is greenish yellow. The throat and neck are uniformly dark. The bridge is dark brown to black.

Distribution

Myanmar brown leaf turtle are found in Myanmar (Kachin), and perhaps in adjacent India and Bangladesh.

References

Myanmar brown leaf turtle Wikipedia