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Differentiating Cuora galbinifrons subspecies - Chris Tabaka DVM

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Articles picturing Cuora galbinifrons subspecies in detail can be seen at:

Cuora galbinifrons bourreti  - Visual Determination of Subspecies

Cuora galbinifrons galbinifrons  - Visual Determination of Subspecies

Cuora galbinifrons picturata  - Visual Determination of Subspecies

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Differentiating Cuora picturata from Cuora bourretii - Chris Tabaka DVM

Flowerback Box Turtle - Care (Cuora galbinifrons)  – Sharon Chancellor

Cuora galbinifrons: A humbling experience - Sharon Chancellor

Cuora galbinifrons Update - Sharon Chancellor

Differentiating Cuora galbinifrons subspecies - Chris Tabaka DVM

Cuora galbinifrons bourreti  - Visual Determination of Subspecies - Chris Tabaka DVM

Cuora galbinifrons galbinifrons  - Visual Determination of Subspecies - Chris Tabaka DVM

Cuora galbinifrons picturata  - Visual Determination of Subspecies - Chris Tabaka DVM

Quiz: Name that Cuora galbinifrons Subspecies - Chris Tabaka DVM and Sharon Chancellor

Cuora photograph Gallery

Differentiating Male and Female Cuora galbinifrons (Flowerback Box Turtle) - Chris Tabaka DVM and Sharon Chancellor, MT

The latest Ask the Vet column in the World Chelonian Trust print newsletter (August, 2002) contains a medical column on the most commonly faced problems and solutions in this species.

Step by step comparison

1. Plastron:

2. Side view/profile:

3. Facial features:

If the above is insufficient for you to identify your Cuora galbinifrons subspecies please feel free to send a digital picture of your animal to Chris Tabaka DVM at zoovets@chelonia.org   or Sharon Chancellor at SharonChancellor@chelonia.org for assistance.

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