Asian Box Turtle from Borneo

[kuching]

Asian Box Turtle (Cuora amboinensis) is a beautiful turtle which can be found from India to Phillippines, including Borneo. It inhibits in rivers and swamps. Mostly herbivorous, but sometimes consume worms & aquatic insects. The face has yellow longitudinal stripes. There are 3 subspecies in Asia. The one from mainland Asia is called Cuora amboinensis kamaroma.

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[MrTree]

you got it in such big river huh? this is the only turtle i caught twice in the wild..once in singapore, once in Guangxi province of China..and its found in the wild, in the petshops and also in the food market here...