This article is about the species. For the genus collectively known as 'Asian leaf turtles', see
Cyclemys.
| Asian leaf turtle
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Chordata
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Reptilia
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Testudines
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Cryptodira
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Geoemydidae
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| Genus:
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Cyclemys
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| Species:
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C. dentata
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| Binomial name
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Cyclemys dentata
(Gray, 1831)
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| Cyclemys dentata range map
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| Synonyms
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- Emys hasseltii Boie, 1826 (nomen nudum)
- Emys dhor Gray, 1831
- Emys hasselti Boie, 1831 (ex errore)
- Cyclemys orbiculata Bell, 1834
- Cistudo diardii Duméril & Bibron, 1835
- Clemmys (Clemmys) hasseltii Boie, 1835
- Cistudo (Cyclemys) dentata Gray, 1844
- Emys diardii Schlegel, 1849
- Cyclemys dentata Gray, 1856
- Cyclemys bellii Gray, 1863
- Cyclemys ovata Gray, 1863
- Cistudo orbiculata Giebel, 1866
- Cyclemys dhor Gray, 1870
- Cistudo diardi Smith, 1931 (ex errore)
- Cyclemys belli Smith, 1931 (ex errore)
- Cyclemis dentata Goode, 1967
- Cyclemys ovala Taylor, 1970 (ex errore)
- Cyclemys dentata dentata Bonin, Devaux & Dupré, 1996
- Cyclemys dentate Zhou, 2006 (ex errore)
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The Asian leaf turtle (Cyclemys dentata) is a species of turtle found in Southeast Asia. They are quite common in the pet trade; their carapaces resemble that of a Cuora amboinensis hybrid.