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Geoclemys hamiltonii (Spotted pond turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae

Taxonomy
Geoclemys hamiltonii was named by Gray (1831). It is extant.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Geoclemys hamiltonii Gray
1885Clemmys palaeindica Lydekker p. 178
1969Geoclemys sivalensis Tewari and Badam
2014Geoclemys hamiltonii van Dijk et al.
2020Geoclemys hamiltonii Garbin et al. p. 33

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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
familyGeoemydidaeTheobald 1868
Palatochelydia
genusGeoclemysGray 1855
specieshamiltoniiGray 1831

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.

Geoclemys hamiltonii Gray 1831 [Spotted pond turtle]
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Invalid names: Clemmys palaeindica Lydekker 1885 [synonym], Geoclemys sivalensis Tewari and Badam 1969 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. S. Tewari and G. L. Badam 1969 (Geoclemys sivalensis)Carapace oblong and tricarinate, strongly arched transversely, lateral edges straight, margin not flared, nuchal pentagonal, three neurals, and three pairs of pleurals
R. Garbin et al. 2020Geoclemys hamiltonii can be differentiated from other geoemydids by the presence of three strong longitudinal carapace keels, neurals III-VI with anterior short sides, and an entoplastron that is intersected by the humeropectoral sulcus.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-26 14:49:00
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:49:00
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Pakistan Geoclemys hamiltonii, Clemmys palaeindica (92070)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588India Geoclemys sivalensis (39209 39210)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781India Geoclemys sivalensis (195860)