Reptilia - Testudines - Bothremydidae

The generic name is composed by akoran-, meaning shell in Malagasy, and -emys, a Greek term for aquatic turtles.

Full reference: A. Pérez-Garcia. 2020. A new bothremydid turtle (Pleurodira) from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of Madagascar. Cretaceous Research

Parent taxon: Bothremydina according to A. Pérez-Garcia 2020

Sister taxa: Algorachelus, Araiochelys, Bothremys, Zolhafah

Subtaxa: Akoranemys madagasika

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Type: Akoranemys madagasika

Ecology: amphibious omnivore

Distribution: found only at Betioky (Cretaceous of Madagascar)

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.