Geoemydidae, Theobald, 1868

Leo, Sandy, Suherman, Muhammad, Permatasari, Anggi, Suganda, Darwan & Winarni, Nurul L., 2020, Herpetofauna diversity in Zamrud National Park, Indonesia: baseline checklist for a Sumatra peat swamp forest ecosystem, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 249) 14 (2), pp. 250-263 : 257

Family Geoemydidae

24. Cuora amboinensis (Daudin, 1802)

Common name: Amboina Box Turtle, Southeast Asian Box Turtle, Malayan Box Turtle, Indonesian Box Turtle, Burmese Box Turtle, Malayan Box Terrapin.

Distribution and habitat: India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, West Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Sulawesi, Lesser Sunda, and Mollucas. This species inhabits slow-flowing water bodies, including rivers, lakes, marshes, peat swamps, and mangrove swamps, as well as agricultural areas.

Conservation status: Vulnerable.