Geoemyda
Sign in to saveGeoemyda is a genus of freshwater turtles in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae). It contains two species:
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTestudines
- OrderTestudines
- FamilyGeoemydidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 9
- Family
- Geoemydidae
- Collections
- SDNHM, MSUM, UTA, TCWC, CM, LACM
- Recorded in
- Costa Rica, Ecuador
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Geoemydidae
- Image
- Stavenn Geoemyda spengleri.jpg
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- taxon name
- Geoemyda
- topic's main category
- Category:Geoemyda
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Geoemyda is a genus of freshwater turtles in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae). It contains two species: Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle, Geoemyda japonica Black-breasted leaf turtle, Geoemyda spengleri
Geoemyda was used as a "wastebin taxon" in former times, uniting a number of distinct lineages of forest turtles from East and Southeast Asia. These are now regarded as distinct and placed in the genera Heosemys, Leucocephalon, Melanochelys, Siebenrockiella (including Panayanemys), and Vijayachelys.
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