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Siebenrockiella leytensis
Siebenrockiella leytensis is a species of freshwater turtle endemic to the Philippines. It is classified as critically endangered. It is known as the Philippine forest turtle, the Philippine pond turtle, the Palawan turtle, or the Leyte pond turtle. Despite the latter common name, it does not occur in the island of Leyte but is instead native to the Palawan island group. Philippine forest turtles are readily recognizable by their ginkgo-shaped vertebral scutes and a pale white to yellow line traversing across its head behind the ears. The previous characteristic has earned it the nickname of 'bowtie turtle'. Philippine forest turtles are classified under the subgenus Panyaenemys. Together with the smiling terrapin (Siebenrockiella crassicollis), it is one of the two species in the genus Siebenrockiella.
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Beautiful turtle! :)
Uy thanks to all of you !
Congrats kabayan Brian!
Congratulations!!
congrats !
Congratulations!
Congratulations Brian, this spotting has been featured in the Project Noah blog today! http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/3056774...
This particular turtle was a captive animal from some hobbyist in the Philippines.
Nice picture details and information.