Chinese broad-headed pond turtle
Species of turtle
Chinese broad-headed pond turtle | |
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Conservation status | |
Endangered (IUCN 2.3)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
Family: | Geoemydidae |
Genus: | Mauremys |
Species: | M. megalocephala |
Binomial name | |
Mauremys megalocephala (Spinks et al., 2004) | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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The Chinese broad-headed pond turtle (Mauremys megalocephala) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. It is endemic to China.
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Family Geoemydidae
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Reptilia
- Subclass: Anapsida
- Order: Testudines
- Suborder: Cryptodira
- Superfamily: Testudinoidea
- Family: Geoemydidae
Species of the family Geoemydidae |
- †Echmatemys septaria
- †Echmatemys stevensoniana
- †Echmatemys wyomingensis
Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. †=Extinct.
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