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Asian forest tortoise (Manouria emys)
Subject: Asian forest tortoise (Manouria emys)
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Resolution: 3726x2487 File Size: 9765861 Bytes Date: 2016:04:18 16:59:38 Camera: NIKON D800 (NIKON CORPORATION) F number: f/2.8 Exposure: 1/800 sec Focal Length: 240/10 Upload Date: 2017:04:27 17:01:32

Asian forest tortoise (Manouria emys)


English: Manouria emys, Asian forest tortoise - Kaeng Krachan National Park. Photo by Thai National Parks, https://www.thainationalparks.com/kaeng-krachan-national-park.
Date 18 April 2016, 16:59:38
Author Rushenb https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Rushenb
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manouria-emys-asian-forest-tortoise.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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