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The Subspecies Of Cuora Galbinifrons Bourret, 1939 (Reptilia: Testudines: Bataguridae), Edgar Lehr, Uwe Fritz, Fritz Obst
The Subspecies Of Cuora Galbinifrons Bourret, 1939 (Reptilia: Testudines: Bataguridae), Edgar Lehr, Uwe Fritz, Fritz Obst
Edgar Lehr
(1) C. g. galbinifrons BOURRET, 1939, distributed in North Vietnam (Tonkin) and adjacent southern China, is characterized by its flat and elongated shell and a mainly or entirely black plastron. The carapace bears a wide, anteriorly forked dark brown median band and lacks a solid dark lateral band. The soft parts are sometimes intensely reddish coloured. (2) C. g. bourreti OBST & REIMANN, 1994, occurs in Central Vietnam (Annam, except the southernmost part), and the neighbouring regions of Laos and Cambodia. It is distinguished from the nominotypical subspecies by its more domed, rounder shell, a plastral pattern consisting of black …