Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Philippine Box Turtle being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Cuora couro
- Malayemys macrocephala
- Siebenrockiella crassicollis
- Rhinoclemmys melanosterna
- Mauremys mutica
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Testudines
- Family
- Geoemydidae
- Genus
- Cuora
- Species
- Cuora philippinensis
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