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National Natural Monument
Reptiles
Yellow-margined Box Turtle
Cuora flavomarginata
The Yellow-margined box turtle has a hinged lower shell that closes completely when it pulls in its head and limbs, and it lives largely on land. It inhabits forests and wet areas of the Yaeyama Islands, eating fruit, insects and earthworms. With a restricted range, it is protected as a Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Cuora flavomarginata
- Group
- Reptiles
- Prefectures
- Okinawa
- 日本語
- セマルハコガメ
- 简体中文
- 黄缘闭壳龟
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The Yellow-margined Box Turtle is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Okinawa.
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