Geoemydinae

Subfamily of turtles

Geoemydinae
A Malaysian giant turtle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Geoemydidae
Subfamily: Geoemydinae
Genera

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The Geoemydinae are a subfamily of turtles consisting of 60 subspecies and 76 taxa.[1]

These genera are placed here:

  • Batagur (six species, including part of Kachuga)
  • Chinemys (three species) (sometimes included in Mauremys)
  • Cuora (10-11 species) (including Cistoclemmys)
  • Cyclemys (seven species)
  • Geoemyda (two species)
  • Hardella (monotypic)
  • Heosemys (formerly in Geoemyda)
  • Hieremys (formerly in Geoemyda, often included in Heosemys)
  • Leucocephalon (monotypic) (formerly in Geoemyda and Heosemys)
  • Malayemys (two species)
  • Mauremys (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 (monotypic) (formerly in Geoemyda and Heosemys)

References

  1. ^ Rhodin 2012, p. 000.250

Bibliography

  • Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2012-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2012 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 5. doi:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v5.2012. ISBN 978-0965354097. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-16.
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Suborder
Superfamily
Family
Cryptodira
Chelonioidea
(Sea turtles)
Cheloniidae
Dermochelyidae
 
Kinosternoidea
Dermatemydidae
Kinosternidae
Testudinoidea
Emydidae
Geoemydidae
 Platysternidae
Testudinidae
Trionychia
Carettochelyidae
Trionychidae
 
 
Chelydridae
Nanhsiungchelyidae
Protostegidae
 
Pleurodira
 
Araripemydidae
Bothremydidae
Chelidae
Pelomedusidae
Podocnemididae
Sahonachelyidae
 
 
 
  • Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on Turtles of the World 2017 Update: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status. † = extinct.
Taxon identifiers
Geoemydinae


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