''Mauremys'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

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 in the

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

Geoemydidae The Geoemydidae (formerly known as Bataguridae) are one of the largest and most diverse families in the order Testudines (turtles), with about 70 species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two in ...

(formerly called Bataguridae). Species include: *

Japanese pond turtle The Japanese pond turtle (''Mauremys japonica''), also called commonly the Japanese pond terrapin and the Japanese pond tortoise, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae endemic to Japan. Its Japanese name is ''nihon ishigame'', Japane ...

, ''M. japonica'' *

Yellow pond turtle The yellow pond turtle (''Mauremys mutica''), is a medium-sized (to 19.5 cm), semiaquatic turtle in the family Geoemydidae. This species has a characteristic broad yellow stripe extending behind the eye and down the neck; the carapace ranges ...

, ''M. mutica'' **''M. mutica mutica'' **''M. mutica kami'' *

Vietnamese pond turtle The Vietnamese pond turtle or Annam leaf turtle (''Mauremys annamensis'') is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. It can be distinguished from its relatives by its color pattern: the head is dark with three or four yellow stripes down ...

or Annam leaf turtle, ''M. annamensis'' - formerly separated in ''Annamemys'' *

Caspian turtle The Caspian turtle (''Mauremys caspica''), also known as the striped-neck terrapin, is a species of turtle in the family (biology), family Geoemydidae (=Bataguridae). It is found in west Asia, in Iran and central Turkey, northward to the Republic ...

or striped-neck terrapin, ''M. caspica'' **''M. caspica caspica'' **''M. caspica siebenrocki'' **''M. caspica vetrimaculata'' *

Balkan pond turtle The Balkan terrapin or western Caspian terrapin (''Mauremys rivulata'') is a species of terrapin in the family (biology), family Geoemydidae. It is found in the eastern Mediterranean region. While technically omnivorous, the terrapins are known ...

or Balkan terrapin, ''M. rivulata'' - formerly included in ''M. caspica'' *

Spanish pond turtle The Iberian pond turtle (''Mauremys leprosa''), also known as the Mediterranean pond turtle or Mediterranean turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is endemic to southwestern Europe and northwestern Africa. Subspec ...

, ''M. leprosa'' - formerly included in ''M. caspica'' **''M. leprosa leprosa'' **''M. leprosa saharica'' * Chinese broad-headed pond turtle, ''M. megalocephala'' * Red-necked pond turtle, ''M. nigricans'' *

Chinese pond turtle ''Mauremys reevesii'', commonly known as the Chinese pond turtle, the Chinese three-keeled pond turtle, or Reeves' turtle, is a species of turtle in the family (biology), family Geoemydidae, a family which was formerly called Bataguridae. The sp ...

, ''M. reevesii'' *

Chinese stripe-necked turtle The Chinese stripe-necked turtle (''Mauremys sinensis'') or golden thread turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. They are widely distributed in the subtropical regions of Taiwan. Like many other Geoemydidae, this species hy ...

, ''M. sinensis'' The

Fujian pond turtle The Fujian pond turtle (''"Mauremys" × iversoni'') is a possibly also naturally occurring intergeneric hybrid turtle in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae). The Fujian pond turtle is produced in larger numbers by Chinese turtle farms a ...

, described as ''Mauremys iversoni'', is a farm-bred

hybrid Hybrid may refer to: Science * Hybrid (biology), an offspring resulting from cross-breeding ** Hybrid grape, grape varieties produced by cross-breeding two ''Vitis'' species ** Hybridity, the property of a hybrid plant which is a union of two diff ...

, between yellow pond turtles (usually females) and the golden coin turtle or '' Cuora cyclornata'' (usually males). Similarly, the turtles described as ''

Mauremys pritchardi ''Mauremys pritchardi'' is an interspecific hybrid turtle in the family Geoemydidae. ''M. pritchardi'', described to be from Myanmar (where neither of the parental species occurs apparently), has been found in the wild in China and Japan, and is ...

'' are farm-bred and wild-occurring hybrids between the

and the yellow pond turtle. While it is not unusual for valid species of geoemydid turtles to arise from hybrids, this is yet to be discussed with ''M. pritchardi''; ''M. iversoni'' is probably not, since they only seem to be produced in farms and most males are

sterile Sterile or sterility may refer to: *Asepsis, a state of being free from biological contaminants * Sterile (archaeology), a sediment deposit which contains no evidence of human activity *Sterilization (microbiology), any process that eliminates or ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q798253 Turtle genera Taxa named by John Edward Gray Taxonomy articles created by Polbot