Sulawesi forest turtle
| Sulawesi forest turtle | |
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CITES Appendix II
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Geoemydidae |
| Subfamily: | Geoemydinae |
| Genus: | Leucocephalon McCord, Iverson, Spinks & Shaffer, 2000 |
| Species: | L. yuwonoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucocephalon yuwonoi (McCord, Iverson & Boeadi, 1995)
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| Synonyms | |
The Sulawesi forest turtle (Leucocephalon yuwonoi) is a critically endangered species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is monotypic within the genus Leucocephalon. It is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia. These turtles have a unique clutch size, which is 1 or 2 eggs per clutch, that is significantly less than an average turtle's clutch size.