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Pan's box turtle Pan's box turtle Cuora pani pani Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Order: Testudines Suborder: Cryptodira Superfamily: Testudinoidea Family: Geoemydidae Genus: Cuora Species: C. pani Binomial name Cuora pani
Song, 1984Synonyms Cuora chriskarannarum (Ernst & Mccord, 1987)
Pan's box turtle (Cuora pani) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae). The yellow-headed box turtle is sometimes included herein as a subspecies Cuora pani aurocapitata
Cuora pani pani is endemic to China found only in the central Chinese province Shaanxi, Sichuan and Hubei (Blanck & Tang, 2005).
One of the current studies involving the turtles shows that their ability to communicate has been underestimated. Renowned Doctor, Ryan Sibley, Phd. Echo logistics, Newman University, has completed a case study showing that when he blows a horn the turtle will turn its head in the direction of the toot. This undeniable link between man and turtle is going to be an ongoing study that will open many new doors of discovery. December 1994.[citation needed]
References
- Asian Turtle Trade Working Group (2000). Cuora pani. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 29 July 2007. Listed as Critically Endangered (CR A1d+2d)
Blanck, T. & M. Tang (2005): Ein neuer Fundort von Cuora pani SONG, 1984 mit Diskussion über den taxonomischen Status von Cuora pani und Cuora aurocapitata. SACALIA 7 (3), 2005: 16-37
Geoemydidae family of turtles Genus Species of the Geoemydidae familyBatagur Burmese roofed turtle · Northern river terrapin · Painted terrapin · Red-crowned roofed turtle · Southern river terrapin · Three-striped roofed turtleCuora Amboina box turtle · Bourret's box turtle · Ryukyu yellow-margined box turtle · Indochinese box turtle · McCord's box turtle · Keeled box turtle · Pan's box turtle · Southern Vietname box turtle · Chinese three-striped box turtle · Yellow-headed box turtle · Yellow-margined box turtle · Yunnan box turtle · Zhou's box turtleCyclemys Geoclemys Spotted pond turtleGeoemyda Black-breasted leaf turtle · Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtleHardella Crowned river turtleHeosemys Leucocephalon Malayemys Malayan snail-eating turtle · Mekong snail-eating turtleMauremys Melanochelys Morenia Notochelys Orlitia Pangshura Assam roofed turtle · Brown roofed turtle · Indian roofed turtle · Indian tent turtleRhinoclemmys Black river turtle · Brown wood turtle · Colombian wood turtle · Furrowed wood turtle · Large-nosed wood turtle · Maracaibo wood turtle · Mexican spotted wood turtle · Painted wood turtle · Spot-legged turtleSacalia Siebenrockiella Black marsh turtle · Philippine forest turtleVijayachelys Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2010 update: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status.Order Testudines (turtles) Suborder SuperfamilySubfamilyCryptodira Chelydra · MacrochelysCaretta · Chelonia · Eretmochelys · Lepidochelys · NatatorDermochelysDermatemydidaeDermatemysStaurotypinaeClaudius · StaurotypusBatagur · Cuora · Cyclemys · Geoclemys · Geoemyda · Hardella · Heosemys · Leucocephalon · Malayemys · Mauremys · Melanochelys · Morenia · Notochelys · Orlitia · Pangshura · Rhinoclemmys · Sacalia · Siebenrockiella · VijayachelysAldabrachelys · Astrochelys · Chelonoidis · Chersina · Cylindraspis · Geochelone · Gopherus · Homopus · Indotestudo · Kinixys · Malacochersus · Manouria · Psammobates · Pyxis · Stigmochelys · TestudoTrionychiaCarettochelyidaeCarettochelysTrionychinaePleurodira ChelidinaeChelodininaeHydromedusinaePelomedusa · PelusiosPhylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2010 update: annotated checklist. Extinct turtles not included.
See also List of Testudines families
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