Contribution to the knowledge of Cyclemys tcheponensis ( Bourret , 1939 ) and the distribution of Cyclemys in the Indochinese region ( Reptilia : Testudines : Bataguridae ) Uwe FRITZ
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New data on life coloration, morphology and distribution of the poorly known batagurid turtle Cyclemys tcheponensis (Bourret, 1939) are presented, obtained during recent field studies in the southern part of North Vietnam. Further, the distribution of the different Cyclemys species in the Indochinese region is discussed, based on a review of several museum collections, and comments on their taxonomic status are given.
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