This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The golden coin turtle, aka Chinese three-banded box turtle or the Chinese three-striped box turtle, hails from Hainan. These turtles face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, both marine and freshwater aquaculture; hunting; trapping; over-harvesting; and invasive species, that can bring […]

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