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Yellow-headed box turtle

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Yellow-headed box turtle

Summary

Yellow-headed box turtle is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Yellow-headed box turtle's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Yellow-headed box turtle is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Yellow-headed box turtle's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[5].
  • Yellow-headed box turtle is classified within Asian box turtles[6].
  • Yellow-headed box turtle's scientific name is Cuora aurocapitata[7].
  • Yellow-headed box turtle's Commons category is recorded as Cuora aurocapitata[8].
  • Yellow-headed box turtle's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. aurocapitata'}[9].
  • Yellow-headed box turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yellow-headed box turtle'}[10].
  • Yellow-headed box turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yellow-headed Box Turtle'}[11].
  • Yellow-headed box turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '金头闭壳龟'}[12].
  • Yellow-headed box turtle's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[13].
  • Yellow-headed box turtle's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[14].
  • Yellow-headed box turtle's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[15].

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Classification

Yellow-headed box turtle's scientific name is Cuora aurocapitata[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Asian box turtles[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[10] and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '金头闭壳龟'}[12].

Identifiers

Yellow-headed box turtle's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 39909[16]. Yellow-headed box turtle's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 72008[17]. Yellow-headed box turtle's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1056711[18]. Yellow-headed box turtle's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2443542[19]. Yellow-headed box turtle's ITIS TSN is recorded as 551908[20].

Why It Matters

Yellow-headed box turtle has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . list of endangered and protected species of China. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . Turtles and Tortoises Demographic Traits Database for CITES Listed Species ver. 01. wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . Out of the dark: 350 million years of conservatism and evolution in diel activity patterns in vertebrates. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Litter size → {'amount': '+3'}
    Instance of → taxon
    Parent taxon → Asian box turtles
    Iucn conservation status → Critically Endangered
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