When we recognised that Cuora cyclornata and Cuora trifasciata are two entirely different species 15 years ago, one of our biggest tasks was to learn which specimens represent which species in captive assurance colonies. In a joint collaboration with Allwetter Zoo Münster, the Turtle Survival Alliance, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, the DGHT, the University of Potsdam and the European Studbook Foundation, we managed this task and soon knew that we had potential founder sto