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  <dc:contributor>Arndt F. Laemmerzahl</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Jeffrey E. Lovich</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>Carl H. Ernst</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2016</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The turtle&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;i&gt;Cuora amboinensis&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;has an extensive distribution covering most of southern mainland Asia, Indonesia, and extending to the Philippine Islands. Unlike many species,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;i&gt;C. amboinensis&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;occurs on both sides of Wallace's Line separating Asian and Australian flora and fauna. Four subspecies are currently recognized;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;i&gt;Cuora a&lt;/i&gt;. kamaroma&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(southern continental Asia, Java and the northern Philippines [introduced]),&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;i&gt;C. a&lt;/i&gt;. lineata&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(Kachin Province, Myanmar [Burma] and adjacent Yunnan Province, China),&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;i&gt;C. a&lt;/i&gt;. couro&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(Sumatra, Java, Sumbawa, and adjacent smaller Indonesian islands); and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;i&gt;C. a&lt;/i&gt;. amboinensis&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(Moluccas, Sulawesi, Philippines). Five pattern and 33 morphological characters were examined for variation in 691 individuals from throughout the species' range. Our analyses suggest that only two presently recognized subspecies are valid:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;amboinensis&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;kamaroma&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;. Neither&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;couro&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;nor&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;lineata&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;are supported by our analysis. We recommend that&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;i&gt;C. a&lt;/i&gt;. couro&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;should be synonymized with the species&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;i&gt;C. amboinensis&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;i&gt;C. a&lt;/i&gt;. lineata&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;with the subspecies&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;i&gt;C. a&lt;/i&gt;. kamaroma&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.2988/0006-324X-129.Q2.144</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>Biological Society of Washington</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>A morphological review of subspecies of the Asian box turtle, &lt;i&gt;Cuora amboinensis &lt;/i&gt;(Testudines, Geomydidae)</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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