Black-breasted leaf turtle

Black-breasted leaf turtle
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Family:	Geoemydidae
Subfamily:	Geoemydinae
Genus:	Geoemyda
Species:	G. spengleri
Binomial name
	Geoemyda spengleri; (Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms
	Testudo spengleri Gmelin, 1789; Emys spengleri Schweigger, 1812; Geoemyda spengleri Gray, 1834; Clemmys (Clemmys) spengleri Fitzinger, 1835; Nicoria spengleri Gray, 1856; Geomyda spengleri Mell, 1929; Geoemyda spengleri sinensis Fan, 1931; Geoemyda spengleri spengleri Pope, 1934;

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The black-breasted leaf turtle, Vietnamese leaf turtle or black-breasted hill turtle (Geoemyda spengleri) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae (formerly called Bataguridae). It is found in China and Vietnam.^[1] It has been recently discovered in Laos, too.^[3]

Domestic pet

It is sometimes kept as a pet. This species of turtle has a pronounced hook on its upper jaw, which it uses in climbing. Pet owners of this turtle should take care not to trim the hook.^[4]

References

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Wilke, Hartmut.Tortoises and Box Turtles. Barron's Educational Series, Hauppauge Inc., New York, 1998.

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v t e Turtle family Geoemydidae
Genus	Species of the family Geoemydidae
Batagur	Burmese roofed turtle Northern river terrapin Painted terrapin Red-crowned roofed turtle Southern river terrapin Three-striped roofed turtle
Cuora	Amboina box turtle Bourret's box turtle Indochinese box turtle McCord's box turtle Keeled box turtle Pan's box turtle Southern Vietnamese box turtle Chinese three-striped box turtle Yellow-headed box turtle Yellow-margined box turtle Yunnan box turtle Zhou's box turtle
Cyclemys	Asian leaf turtle Assam leaf turtle Eastern black-bridged leaf turtle Enigmatic leaf turtle Myanmar brown leaf turtle Oldham's leaf turtle Western black-bridged leaf turtle
Geoclemys	Black pond turtle
Geoemyda	Black-breasted leaf turtle Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle
Hardella	Brahminy river turtle
Heosemys	Arakan forest turtle Giant Asian pond turtle Spiny turtle Yellow-headed temple turtle
Leucocephalon	Sulawesi forest turtle
Malayemys	Malayan snail-eating turtle Mekong snail-eating turtle
Mauremys	Balkan pond turtle Caspian turtle Chinese pond turtle Chinese stripe-necked turtle Japanese pond turtle Red-necked pond turtle Spanish pond turtle Vietnamese pond turtle Yellow pond turtle
Melanochelys	Indian black turtle Tricarinate hill turtle
Morenia	Burmese eyed turtle Indian eyed turtle
Notochelys	Malayan flat-shelled turtle
Orlitia	Malaysian giant turtle
Pangshura	Assam roofed turtle Brown roofed turtle Indian roofed turtle Indian tent turtle
Rhinoclemmys	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 turtle
Sacalia	Beal's eyed turtle Four-eyed turtle
Siebenrockiella	Black marsh turtle Philippine forest turtle
Vijayachelys	Cane turtle
Phylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2011 update: annotated checklist.

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Black-breasted leaf turtle

Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 2.3)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Family:	Geoemydidae
Subfamily:	Geoemydinae
Genus:	Geoemyda
Species:	G. spengleri
Binomial name
*Geoemyda spengleri* (Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms^[2]
Testudo spengleri Gmelin, 1789 Emys spengleri Schweigger, 1812 Geoemyda spengleri Gray, 1834 Clemmys (Clemmys) spengleri Fitzinger, 1835 Nicoria spengleri Gray, 1856 Geomyda spengleri Mell, 1929 Geoemyda spengleri sinensis Fan, 1931 Geoemyda spengleri spengleri Pope, 1934