Wildlifeof Thailand
Black-bridged Leaf Turtle
Geoemydidae
Photo: Gerard Chartier · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Cyclemys atripons
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit, plants and invertebrates
Habitat
Forest streams and pools
Range
Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam
The black-bridged leaf turtle is a medium-sized semi-aquatic turtle with a brown shell and a dark bridge connecting carapace and plastron. It occupies forest streams, pools and damp margins in mainland Southeast Asia, moving onto land to forage for fruit, plant matter and invertebrates. Identification requires attention to shell and plastron pattern (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Near Threatened (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Black-bridged Leaf Turtle eat?
- Fruit, plants and invertebrates
- What habitat does the Black-bridged Leaf Turtle live in?
- Forest streams and pools
- Where is the Black-bridged Leaf Turtle found?
- Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam