Chinese three-striped box turtle  (Cuora trifasciata)

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Glossary

Carapace: In reptiles, the top shell of a turtle or tortoise.
Marginals: Carapacial scutes (horny shields covering the shell) of the peripheral bones of tortoises and turtles.
Omnivore: A species that feeds on both plants and animals.
Plastron: In reptiles, the lower shell of a turtle or tortoise.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (January, 2006)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. Asian Turtle Conservation Network (March, 2006)
    http://www.asianturtlenetwork.org/field_guide/Cuora_trifasciata.htm
  3. CITES (January, 2006)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Turtles of the World (CD-ROM), by Ernst, C.H., Altenburg, R.G.M. & Barbour, R.W. (March, 2006)
    http://nlbif.eti.uva.nl/bis/turtles.php?selected=foto&menuentry=inleiding&id=1
  5. The Turtle Puddle (March, 2006)
    http://www.turtlepuddle.org/cuora/trifasciata.html
  6. Asian Turtle Conservation Network: Lau, M. 2004. Conservation of the endangered Golden Coin Turtle Cuora trifasciata in Hong Kong –Problems and Solutions (March, 2006)
    http://www.asianturtlenetwork.org/library/reports_papers/reports/cons_of_golden_coin_turtle.pdf
  7. Cheung, S.M. (2003) Chinese three-striped box turtle Cuora trifasciata in Hong Kong: possibly the last viable wild population in the world. Porcupine!, 28: 9. Available at:
    http://www.hku.hk/ecology/porcupine/por28/28-glance-turtle.htm#back
  8. The 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - Photo Gallery (March, 2006)
    http://www.redlist.org/info/gallery2000
  9. Pro Wildlife – Asian box turtles (Cuora spp.) (March, 2006)
    http://nytts.org/asia/cuora-tab.pdf
  10. Pro Wildlife - Asian Turtles Are Threatened by Extinction (March, 2006)
    http://nytts.org/asia/ProWildlife.htm
  11. CITES: Thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties Bangkok (Thailand), 2-14 October 2004 - Conservation of and Trade in Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles (March, 2006)
    http://www.cites.org/eng/cop/13/doc/E13-33.pdf
  12. Tortoise Trust - Turtles in Crisis: The Asian Food Markets (March, 2006)
    http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/asia.html
  13. TRAFFIC – Conclusions from the Workshop in Trade in Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles in Asia, Dec 1 – 4, 1999, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (March, 2006)
    http://www.traffic.org/turtles/priorityprojects.html