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Asian forest tortoise (Manouria emys)
Subject: Asian forest tortoise (Manouria emys)
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Manou emy 120324-24507 sndai.JPG
Resolution: 2000x1500 File Size: 969446 Bytes Date: 2012:03:24 08:48:35 Camera: NIKON D5000 (NIKON CORPORATION) F number: f/4.8 Exposure: 10/600 sec Focal Length: 380/10 Upload Date: 2017:04:27 16:56:11

Asian forest tortoise (Manouria emys)


English: Manouria emys emys, from Upper Pawan River, Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Carapace length ca 40 x 30 cm, plastron 38 x 30 cm.
Bahasa Indonesia: Baning cokelat, Manouria e. emys, dari Desa Demit, Sandai, Ketapang. Panjang perisai punggung lk 40 x 30 cm, perisai perut 38 x 30 cm.
Date 24 March 2012
Author Wibowo Djatmiko (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Wie146)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manou_emy_120324-24507_sndai.JPG

The Asian forest tortoise (Manouria emys), also known as the Asian brown tortoise, is a species of tortoise endemic to Southeast Asia. It is believed to be among the most primitive of living tortoises, based on molecular and morphological studies. The Asian brown tortoises occur in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Scientific Name: Manouria emys (Schlegel & Müller, 1840)
Common Names: Asian Giant Tortoise, Asian Tortoise, Black Giant Tortoise, Burmese Brown Tortoise, Burmese Mountain Tortoise, Six-legged Tortoise, Asian Forest Tortoise; [French] Tortue Brune
Synonyms:
Geochelone emys (Schlegel & Müller, 1840)
Manouria fusca Gray, 1854
Testudo emys Schlegel & Müller, 1840
Testudo nutapundi Reimann in Nutaphand, 1979
Testudo phayrei Blyth, 1853

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