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(tcheponensis) Stripeneck Leaf Turtle
Cyclemys oldhamii Gray, 1863
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Oldham's leaf turtle (Cyclemys oldhamii) - Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Oldham's leaf turtle (Cyclemys oldhamii) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is native to southeast Asia. As many as three subspecies are sometimes recognized as being valid.
Wikipedia contributors, Oldham's leaf turtle; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T13:17:10.212457+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cyclemys oldhamii Gray, 1863
- Name authority
- Gray, 1863
- Common name
- (tcheponensis) Stripeneck Leaf Turtle
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Testudines
- Family
- Geoemydidae
- Genus
- Cyclemys
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderTestudines Batsch, 1788
- suborderCryptodira
- superfamilyTestudinoidea
- familyGeoemydidae
- genusCyclemys
- speciesCyclemys oldhamii Gray, 1863
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cyclemys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| (Western) Black-Bridged Leaf TurtleCyclemys atripons Iverson & Mccord, 1997 | GeoemydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyclemys fusca Fritz, Guicking, Auer, Sommer, Wink & Hundsdörfer, 2008 | GeoemydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Assam leaf turtleCyclemys gemeli Fritz, Guicking, Auer, Sommer, Wink & Hundsdörfer, 2008 | GeoemydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Asian Leaf TurtleCyclemys dentata (Gray, 1831) | GeoemydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyclemys enigmatica Fritz, Guicking, Auer, Sommer, Wink & Hundsdörfer, 2008 | GeoemydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyclemys pulchristriata Fritz, Gaulke & Lehr, 1997 | GeoemydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cyclemys tiannamensis Das, 1991 Das, 1991 | synonym |
| Cyclemys dhor shanensis Annandale, 1918 Annandale, 1918 | synonym |
| Cyclemys tiannanensis Kou, 1989 Kou, 1989 | synonym |
| Geoemyda tcheponensis Bourret, 1939 Bourret, 1939 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Cyclemys&species=oldhamii Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:32T6G. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.