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Posted by: pjay at Tue Jun 24 21:20:48 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by pjay ] The turtle in the photo is known as the three-striped box or the golden coin turtle, Cuora trifasciata. It is native to SE Asia (China, Vietnam, Laos). It was once somewhat common in the pet trade, but it is now rare to see them for sale and they are expensive when they are (>$1000)b/c they are the prime ingredient in traditional chinese medicine "cures" for cancer. [ Hide Replies ]
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