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Hieremys (Yellow-headed temple turtles)

Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae

Taxonomy
Hieremys was named by Boulenger (1903). It is extant.

It was assigned to Emydidae by Frank and Ramus (1996).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Hieremys Boulenger
1996Hieremys Frank and Ramus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
Pantestudinoidea
superfamilyTestudinoidea
familyEmydidaeRafinesque 1815
genusHieremysBoulenger 1903

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.

G. Hieremys Boulenger 1903 [Yellow-headed temple turtles]
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Hieremys annandalii Boulenger 1903 [Yellow-headed temple turtle]
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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available