Asian Box turtles are quite similar to their American cousins, but are partially aquatic. They are somewhat harder to keep than the American Box. They can be found in pet stores, usually kept with other aquatic turtles.
Species are:
Chinese Box Turtle (Yellow-margined), 3 sub-species
=Cuora flavomarginata flavomarginata
Cuora flavomarginata evelynae
Cuora flavomarginata sinensis
Malaysian (Southeast Asian) Box Turtle, 3 sub-species
= Cuora ambionensis ambionensis
Cuora ambionensis couro
Cuora ambionensis kamaroma

Yellow-headed Box turtle =Cuora aurocapitata
Three Striped Box Turtle =Cuora trifasciata
Indochinese Box=Cuora galbinifrons
McCord's Box=Cuora mccordi
Pan's Box=Cuora pani
Yunnan Box=Cuora yunnanensis
Zhou's Box=Cuora zhoui

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