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Mauremys is a genus of turtles in the family Geoemydidae (formerly called Bataguridae). Species include: Japanese pond turtle, M. japonica; Yellow pond turtle, M ...
Mauremys reevesii, commonly known as the Chinese pond turtle, the Chinese three-keeled pond turtle, or Reeves' turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae, a family which was formerly called Bataguridae. [2] The species is native to East Asia.
Mauremys pritchardi is an interspecific hybrid turtle in the family Geoemydidae. M. pritchardi , described to be from Myanmar (where neither of the parental species occurs apparently), has been found in the wild in China and Japan , and is produced to some extent in Chinese turtle farms .
The Japanese pond turtle (Mauremys japonica), also called commonly the Japanese pond terrapin and the Japanese pond tortoise, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae endemic to Japan. Its Japanese name is nihon ishigame , Japanese stone turtle.
The yellow pond turtle (Mauremys mutica), is a medium-sized (to 19.5 cm), semiaquatic turtle in the family Geoemydidae.This species has a characteristic broad yellow stripe extending behind the eye and down the neck; the carapace ranges in color from grayish brown to brown, and the plastron is yellow or orange with black blotches along the outer edges. [4]
The Caspian turtle (Mauremys caspica), also known as the striped-neck terrapin, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae (=Bataguridae). It is found in west Asia, in Iran and central Turkey, northward to the Republic of Georgia, eastward to southwestern Turkmenistan, and in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain.
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.
The Chinese stripe-necked turtle (Mauremys sinensis) or golden thread turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. They are widely distributed in the subtropical regions of Taiwan. Like many other Geoemydidae, this species hybridizes vigorously with related and not-so-closely related members of its family.