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The southernmost distribution of the Eastern Black-bridged Leaf Turtle, Cyclemys pulchristriata Fritz, Gaulke & Lehr, 1997 (Reptilia, Testudines, Geoemydidae), in Ba Ria–Vung Tau Province, Vietnam

2018; Pensoft Publishers; Volume: 14; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.15560/14.6.1007

1809-127X

Luan Thanh Nguyen, Vu Dang Hoang Nguyen, Sang Ngoc Nguyen,

Evolution and Paleontology Studies

We report the southernmost distribution of Eastern Black-bridged Leaf Turtle Cyclemys pulchristriata Fritz, Gaulke & Lehr, 1997, in an isolated mountain in Ba Ria–Vung Tau Province, southern Vietnam based on morphological and molecular data of a wild juvenile captured in the wild. This record extends the distribution of this species about 150 km south of previous records and 600 km from its type locality.