2004 23 4 Sichuan Journal of Zoology Vol123 No14 2004 58 1 2, (11, 210029 ; 21 ) :,,,, 6 (1906 ), 100 1946, 6, 58 12, 4 5,,,,,! : ; ; ; : Q95916 : A : 1000-7083 (2004) 04-0325 - 03 On the Occurrence of Living Cuora yunna nensis Since Fif ty2eight Years, and Its Description ZHOU Ting 1 and ZHAO Er2mi 2 (11Nanjing Museum of Turtles and Tortoises, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029 ; 21Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences) Abstract : Recently, a living female Yunnan box turtle, Cuora yunnanensis, was purchased from market in Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China1 It was named by G1 A1 Boulenger (1906) based on six specimens collected from Kunming Fu (now City) and Dongchuan Fu (now City), both in Yunnan Province, China1 One additional specimen (sex uncertain) was col2 lected from Western Mountain, Kunming City and reported by Si Tchang and Ching2tai Cheng (1946) 1 Since then, no other liv2 ing individual was reported1 Yunnan box turtle is an endemic species of China1 The external morphology, weight, size, and length of plastral scute seams of this rare turtle were described and measured in thispaper1 Occurrence of living Yunnan box turtle again explains that Yunnan box turtle is still existed in the wild now1 The authors would like to emphasize that it should place the conservation of this rare turtle on the agenda1 Key words : Yunnan box turtle ( Cuora yunnanensis) ; living individual ; external character ; measurement G1 A1 Boulenger (1906), Cyclem ys Y unnanensis [ ] (5) (1) 6 Cy2,, clem ys yunnanensis ( ) M1 A1 12 : 6, Smith ( 1931) Cuora, Cuora yunnanensis ; 2 ; (1946) 2, 1, ; 1, 25 [ (1946),, ] 1, Cyclem ys 1 1987, : 2004-10 - 28 3,, : 325
2004 23 4 Sichuan Journal of Zoology Vol123 No14 2004, ; (mm) : 2004 5, (4113) > (3917) >, (3713) > (3011) > (2314) >, (918), 3107,, 113 ( Head) ( Tail) ( Four limbs) ( ),,,,,,,, G1 A1 Boulenger (1906) (, 6), (, 7) ( ;, ;, ), 5, 4,,, ;, 114 ( Color and Pattern), ( 2 ),,,,, ; 1, 111 ( Carapace) (, 1) 2,,, ; 8 (, 9, 3 4 ; 4),, 1, (, 5),,,, (, 5) ; 5,,, 1 (, 1),, 5, 2, ;, 3, 5 ; (, 2),, 4, 4, 1 4, 2 ;, 3 ; 12, 710 2, 1, 5, [ :, ] ; 1, 112 ( Plastron) (, 2),,, ;,, 2 1,,, ( ), Weight of individual Length Carapace (g, mm) Table Measurement of a living female Cuora yunnanensis ( g, mm) Height Total Length Plastron Length Length ant1lobe post lobe of bridge Length of ligament Length Head 850 17512 11816 74 18315 75 10515 10112 8919 6214 2612 1814 326
2004 23 4 Sichuan Journal of Zoology Vol123 No14 2004 1, 2, 3 1, ( 11, 646000 ; 21 ; 31 ) : ; ; : Q95415 : B : 1000-7083 (2004) 04-0326 - 01 (intercalated disk) 100ml) 710d, 70 %,, 24h, 70 %80 %90 %,, HE 95 % (95 % 100ml, 0125g) 48h, 95 %100 % 2h,, 12h, 2, 2h, 2, Retterr Hemalinin 2, 2h, 5m,,,, 2, 20min,,,,,, ( ) :, 2kg, 3 %,,, 015cm (100 % ;,, 90ml, 16ml, 4ml) 1224h,, 90 %80 %70 %, 3h, 24h, (,, 011g, 5g, 0102g, : 2004-03 - 22 2 : ( Pre2 liminary observations of habits) : 5 015 m 2, 6 cm 13, 25 ; [J ]. Ann1 Mag1 Nat1 Hist1 (London, ser1), 1906, 7, ;, 17 (102) : 5675681 [ 4 ] Smith Malcolm A1 The Fanua of British India, Ceylon and Burma [ M ]. Reptilia and Amphihia, vol1 I, Toricata, 3 Testudines1 London : Taylor and Francis, Ltd1 1943 : [1 ], 1 [J ]1 :, 1946, 1 (8) : 281 [2 ],, 1, 2 : [ M ]1 :, 1998 : 213, 4, 1, [ 3 ] Boulenger G A1 Description of new reptiles from Yunnan 185, 2 plates1 327