Detailed Record for Cuora amboinensis

Common Name: Malayan box turtle

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Reptilia / Sub Class Anapsida / Order Testudines / Sub Order Cryptodira / Family Emydidae / Genus Cuora

C-value (pg): 2.14

Chromosome Number (2n): 50

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Podarcus sicula = 2.20pg

References:
Olmo, E. (1981). Evolution of genome size and DNA base composition in reptiles. Genetica 57: 39-50.

Other records available for this species:

Cuora amboinensis = 2.42 (pg)

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