The eastern black-bridged leaf turtle (''Cyclemys pulchristiata'') is a species of Asian leaf turtles found in southern

Indochina Mainland Southeast Asia (historically known as Indochina and the Indochinese Peninsula) is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to th ...

Turtle Taxonomy Working Group The Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (TTWG) is an informal working group of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (TFTSG). It is composed of a number of leading turtle taxonomists, with varying participation by individual partici ...

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Description

In this species, the carapace is reddish brown, ovoid to elongated, with wide, radiating, black lines or large, black specks. The plastron is mostly yellow and may have short, fat lines, specks, or be uniformly colored. The head is speckled, with a yellow throat. The neck is striped. Hatchlings have wide head and neck stripes and yellow plastrons. The bridge is predominantly yellow with black stripes or entirely black. It is mostly morphologically indistinguishable from the western black-bridged leaf turtle, ''C. atripons'', requiring genetic sampling to confidently identify. Some authorities consider this species to be a junior synonym to or a

subspecies In Taxonomy (biology), biological classification, subspecies (: subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (Morphology (biology), morpholog ...

of ''C. atripons''.

Distribution

It is found in eastern Cambodia and in southern and central Vietnam.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2161770 Cyclemys Turtles of Asia Reptiles of Cambodia Reptiles of Vietnam Reptiles described in 1997 Taxa named by Edgar Lehr