Geoclemys
Sign in to saveGeoclemys is a genus of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The genus contains a single living species, the black pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii). Two fossil species are also known from the Miocene of Japan: Geoclemys matuuraensis and Geoclemys yudaensis.
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Vinony files it under Reptile genera with one living species, Taxa named by John Edward Gray and Taxonbars of monotypic genera missing species on Wikidata.
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- Instance of
- monotypic taxon
- Parent taxon
- Geoemydidae
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- Geoclemys hamiltonii.jpg
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- taxon name
- Geoclemys
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxonomic type
- Black pond turtle
- taxon common name
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Geoclemys is a genus of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The genus contains a single living species, the black pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii). Two fossil species are also known from the Miocene of Japan: Geoclemys matuuraensis and Geoclemys yudaensis.
==Etymology== The specific name, hamiltonii, is in honor of Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, who was a Scottish botanist and ichthyologist.
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