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  1. DannySG

    DannySG Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Dear all, will anyone be able to tell me the name of these two turtles? It doesn't seem same as one of four species mentioned there.
    The photo was taken last week in the turtle pond in Reptile Gardens. Thanks a lot.
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  2. Casuarius_casuarius

    Casuarius_casuarius Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    @DannySG A species of Cyclemys leaf turtle. Supposedly the native species that can be found in Singapore- Cyclemys dentata.

    Great shots btw!
     
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    @Casuarius_casuarius @DannySG the 3 turtles in the 2 photos look different. The bottom one looks like Cyclemys dentata, but could the top 2 be Siebenrockiella crassicollis?
     
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  4. DannySG

    DannySG Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    @Casuarius_casuarius @Zooish , thanks a lot for your prompt feedback. If my memory is correct, these should be three different species.
     
  5. DannySG

    DannySG Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    One more group photo, the top2 should be same as 2 in the previous post. In the 2nd photo, the left one should be the single one in previous post 521A4007_副本.jpg 521A4008_副本.jpg
     
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  6. Casuarius_casuarius

    Casuarius_casuarius Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    @Zooish @DannySG I made a mistake.

    Yes, the first photo in Danny’s 1st post include both Cyclemys in the foreground & Siebenrockiella on the right. The stripe markings on the neck + rounder, flatter shell give it away as Cyclemys.

    The one at the bottom is the adult male Heosemys spinosa- just covered in lots of algae, so the traditional chestnut-brown is obscured.
     
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  7. Casuarius_casuarius

    Casuarius_casuarius Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Yeap, all turtles in this 2nd post are the same ones in Danny’s previous post. Tho this time, the adult H. spinosa is accompanied by a Cyclemys.
     
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  8. DannySG

    DannySG Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    thanks again for help.