Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
Alternative spellings: Geochelone (Manouria), Manuria
Parent taxon: Testudinidae according to E. Vlachos and M. Rabi 2018
See also Auffenberg 1971, Cope 1884, Crumly 1982, de la Fuente et al. 2014, Frank and Ramus 1996, Swingland and Klemens 1989, Takahashi et al. 2018, Takahashi et al. 2003 and van Dijk et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Achilemys, Aldabrachelys, Anhuichelys, Astrochelys, Barnesia, Cachuga, Caryoderma, Cautleya, Chelys patagonica, Chersina, Cylindraspis, Damonia, Emys sombrerensis, Eochersina, Eochersis, Floridemys, Fontainechelon, Geochelone (Hesperotestudo) equicomes, Geocheloninae, Geochelonini, Gopherinae, Gopherus, Gopherus praecedens, Homopus, Juvemys, Kansuchelys, Malacochersus, Megalochelys, Miotestudo, Nicoria, Palaeoemys, Pelorochelon, Platysterninae, Protestudo, Psammobates, Pyxis, Sinohadrianus, Solitudo, Stylemys calaverensis, Testudininae, Testudininei, Testudinites sellovii, Testudo annae, Testudo atascosae, Testudo castrensis, Testudo cultrata, Testudo exornata, Testudo formosa, Testudo francisi, Testudo hayi, Testudo klettiana, Testudo laticaudata, Testudo louisekressmani, Testudo luciae, Testudo ocalana, Testudo paranensis, Testudo peragrans, Testudo quadratus, Testudo semenensis, Testudo undata, Xerobatinae
Subtaxa: Manouria emys Manouria impressa Manouria oyamai Manouria yushensis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (6 collections), Thailand (1)
• Pliocene of China (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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