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Emys dhongoka (Three-striped roofed turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae

Taxonomy
Emys dhongoka was named by Gray (1834). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cachuga dhongoka by Lydekker (1889); it was recombined as Batagur dhongoka by van Dijk et al. (2014), Garbin et al. (2020).

Synonyms
  • Batagur durandi was named by Lydekker (1885). It is not extant. Its type locality is Siwalik Hills, which is in a Pliocene fluvial horizon in the Pinjor Formation of Pakistan.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Cachuga dhongoka by Lydekker (1889); it was synonymized subjectively with Batagur dhongoka by Garbin et al. (2020).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Emys dhongoka Gray
1834Emys dhongoka Gray
1885Batagur durandi Lydekker
1889Cachuga dhongoka Lydekker pp. 125-126
2014Batagur dhongoka van Dijk et al.
2020Batagur dhongoka Garbin et al. p. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
Pantestudinoidea
superfamilyTestudinoidea
familyEmydidaeRafinesque 1815
genusEmysDumeril 1806
speciesdhongokaGray 1834

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Emys dhongoka Gray 1834 [Three-striped roofed turtle]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 14:20:16
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:20:16
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available