Wildlifeof Thailand
Keeled Box Turtle
Geoemydidae
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Cuora mouhotii
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit, fungi, worms and snails
Habitat
Moist hill forest
Range
Southern China and mainland Southeast Asia
The keeled box turtle is a terrestrial turtle with three strong ridges along its brown shell and a hooked upper jaw. It walks through moist hill forest and shelters beneath leaves, logs and vegetation. Fruit, fungi, worms and snails are eaten. Unlike typical Cuora, its plastral hinge does not close the shell completely (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Data Deficient (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Keeled Box Turtle eat?
- Fruit, fungi, worms and snails
- What habitat does the Keeled Box Turtle live in?
- Moist hill forest
- Where is the Keeled Box Turtle found?
- Southern China and mainland Southeast Asia