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Cuora amboinensis
Special characteristic : All have a blackish olive head with three yellow stripes on the side... Cuora amboinensis is classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN. Cuora amboinensis can be quite difficult to breed in captivity, compared with other box turtles. Unfotunely this species is the most common hard-shelled chelonian species found in the food/medicinal markets of China.
Natural habitat is in river in South East Asia
1. Adult turtle mating. 2. C. Amboinensis's eggs. Usually 5-6 eggs / laying 3. C.amboinensis's hatchlings. Its afraid from the camera and trying back to the egg shell. 4. Same C.amboinensis's hatchlings.
I like how your series goes from mating to birth for this species! Thank you for sharing
Spotted on Jan 1, 2011
Submitted on Dec 1, 2011
