The Geoemydinae are a
subfamily
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of
turtle
Turtles are reptiles of the order (biology), order Testudines, characterized by a special turtle shell, shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Crypt ...
s consisting of 60 subspecies and 76 taxa.
These
genera
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial s ...
are placed here:
* ''
Batagur'' (six species, including part of Kachuga)
* ''
Chinemys'' (three species) (sometimes included in ''Mauremys'')
* ''
Cuora'' (10-11 species) (including ''Cistoclemmys'')
* ''
Cyclemys
''Cyclemys'' is a genus of freshwater turtles, commonly referred to as Asian leaf turtles, from the family Geoemydidae. The genus occurs throughout Southeast Asia, Southeast and South Asia, and currently contains seven species.
Asian leaf turt ...
'' (seven species)
* ''
Geoemyda'' (two species)
* ''
Hardella'' (monotypic)
* ''
Heosemys'' (formerly in ''Geoemyda'')
* ''
Hieremys'' (formerly in ''Geoemyda'', often included in ''Heosemys'')
* ''
Leucocephalon'' (
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...
) (formerly in ''Geoemyda'' and ''Heosemys'')
* ''
Malayemys'' (two species)
* ''
Mauremys
''Mauremys'' is a genus of turtles in the family Geoemydidae (formerly called Bataguridae).
Species include:
* Japanese pond turtle, ''M. japonica''
* Yellow pond turtle, ''M. mutica''
**''M. mutica mutica''
**''M. mutica kami''
* Vietnamese p ...
'' (including ''Annamemys'', ''Cathaiemys'' and ''Emmenia'')
* ''
Melanochelys''
* ''
Morenia'' (two species)
* ''
Notochelys''
* ''Ocadia'' (monotypic), historic genera included in ''Mauremys''
* ''
Orlitia'' (monotypic)
* ''
Pangshura'' (four species)
* ''
Pyxidea'' (monotypic) (often included in ''Cuora'')
* ''
Sacalia'' (two species)
* ''
Siebenrockiella'' (two species) (formerly in ''Geoemyda'' and ''Heosemys'', includes ''Panayanemys'')
* ''
Vijayachelys
The Cochin forest cane turtle (''Vijayachelys silvatica''), also known as Kavalai forest turtle, forest cane turtle or simply cane turtle, is a rare turtle from the Western Ghats of India. Described in 1912, its type locality (biology), type loc ...
'' (monotypic) (formerly in ''Geoemyda'' and ''Heosemys'')
References
Bibliography
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Geoemydidae
Geoemydidae
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