- Where to see one
- 3 U.S. zoos in our directory hold southeast asian box turtle, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the southeast asian box turtle
The Southeast Asian box turtle, also called the Amboina box turtle, is a small semi-aquatic turtle that is widely distributed from northeast India through mainland Southeast Asia to Indonesia and the Philippines. Its shell is blackish brown to olive brown and its head has three yellow side stripes. Adults measure about 200 to 250 mm long. It prefers still or slow water with a soft bottom, such as ponds, marshes, rice paddies and irrigation canals, and spends more time on land at night. It is omnivorous but leans towards plants, eating fruit, seeds, fungi, worms, insects and mollusks.
Southeast Asian Box Turtle facts
- It has been observed to help disperse seeds of fig trees and other tropical plants.
- Young turtles are more aquatic than adults.
- The species can live 25 to 30 years, but its age is hard to judge because shell growth rings form irregularly.
- Females typically lay three small clutches of two eggs each year.
Where to see southeast asian box turtle in the U.S.
3 zoos across 3 states
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Delaware· 1
Indiana· 1
New York· 1
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