Chinese broad-headed pond turtle
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| Chinese broad-headed pond turtle | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Family: | Geoemydidae |
| Genus: | Mauremys |
| Species: | M. megalocephala
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| Binomial name | |
| Mauremys megalocephala (Spinks et al., 2004)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
The Chinese broad-headed pond turtle (Mauremys megalocephala) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. It is endemic to China.
The species may be a synonym of the Reeve's turtle, having simply been described from Reeve's turtles with megacephaly, a condition associated with much larger and broader heads.[3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Chinemys megalocephala. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
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