Mauremys japonica Temminck and Schlegel 1835 (Japanese pond turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae

Alternative combinations: Clemmys japonica, Emys japonica, Emys vulgaris japonica

Belongs to Mauremys according to J. W. Bickham 1975

See also van Dijk et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Clemmys precaspica, Emys prosigriz, Mauremys annamensis, Mauremys aristotelica, Mauremys caspica, Mauremys fenhoense, Mauremys gaudryi, Mauremys guntiana, Mauremys isoclina, Mauremys leprosa, Mauremys massiliensis, Mauremys mutica, Mauremys nigricans, Mauremys portisi, Mauremys pygolopha, Mauremys reevesii, Mauremys rivulata, Mauremys sarmatica, Mauremys sinensis, Mauremys sophiae, Mauremys thanhinensis, Mauremys yabei

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Mauremys japonica in the database

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