Species information Scientific name: Geoemyda japonicaJapanese name: リュウキュウヤマガメChinese name: 琉球地龜、琉球黑胸葉龜English name: Okinawa black-breasted leaf turtleOrigin: Northern Okinawajima, Kumejima, Tokashikijima Ecology and description Okinawa black-breasted leaf turtle’s close relative is the turtle (Geoemyda spengleri) found in China and Vietnam, which was originally considered a subspecies until it was recognized as a separate species in 1992. The… Continue reading Okinawa Black-breasted Leaf Turtle
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Yaeyama yellow-margined box Turtle
Species information Scientific name: Cuora flavomarginata evelynaeJapanese name: ヤエヤマセマルハコガメChinese name: 八重山食蛇龜、琉球黃緣閉殼龜English name: Yaeyama yellow-margined box turtleOrigin: Ishigaki, Iriomote Ecology and description Yaeyama yellow-margined box turtle, a subspecies of the Yellow-margined box turtle, is native to the Yaeyama Islands. Habitat destruction and poaching have led to a decline in its population. Since the 1970s, this species has also been found… Continue reading Yaeyama yellow-margined box Turtle
Yaeyama Yellow Pond Turtle
Species information Scientific name: Mauremys mutica kamiJapanese name: ヤエヤマイシガメChinese name: 八重山柴棺龜、黃喉擬水龜English name: Yaeyama yellow pond turtleOrigin: Ishigaki, Iriomote, Yonaguni Ecology and description Yaeyama yellow pond turtle is a subspecies of the yellow pond turtle (Mauremys mutica), found on Ishigaki, Iriomote, and Yonaguni. As of 2018, the yellow pond turtle was classified as CR (Critically Endangered)… Continue reading Yaeyama Yellow Pond Turtle