CRCritically Endangered
Southern Viet Nam Box Turtle
Cuora picturata
Declining
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC) via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Vietnamese_box_turtle
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Habitat
Forest· major
Conservation measures underway
Species recoveryLegislationPolicies and regulations
Other threatened species in GEOEMYDIDAE
Threatened in Cambodia
Frequently asked questions
Why is Southern Viet Nam Box Turtle classified as Critically Endangered?
Southern Viet Nam Box Turtle is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range, per the IUCN Red List assessment recorded in the SpeciesRadar database.
Where does Southern Viet Nam Box Turtle live?
Southern Viet Nam Box Turtle occurs in Cambodia, and Vietnam. Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to Southern Viet Nam Box Turtle?
The main threats to Southern Viet Nam Box Turtle are 2.1, 5.1, 5.1.1, and 5.3. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.
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