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Geoemydinae

Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae

Taxonomy
Geoemydinae was named by Theobald (1868). It is extant.

It was assigned to Geoemydidae by van Dijk et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Geoemydinae Theobald
2014Geoemydinae van Dijk et al.

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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
subfamilyGeoemydinaeTheobald 1868
subfamilyGeoemydinaeTheobald 1868

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.

Subfm. Geoemydinae Theobald 1868
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G. Heosemys Gray 1831 [Forest turtles]
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Heosemys annandalii Boulenger 1903 [Yellow-headed temple turtle]
Heosemys depressa Anderson 1875 [Arakan forest turtle]
Heosemys grandis Gray 1860 [Giant Asian pond turtle]
Heosemys leytensis Tayor 1920 [Philippine pond turtle]
Heosemys spinosa Gray 1831 [Spiny turtle]
G. Leucocephalon McCord et al. 2000 [Sulawesi forest turtle]
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Leucocephalon yuwonoi McCord et al. 1995 [Sulawesi forest turtle]
G. Malayemys Lindholm 1931 [Malayan snail-eating turtles]
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Malayemys macrocephala Gray 1859 [Malayan snail-eating turtle]
Malayemys subtrijuga Schlegel and Muller 1844 [Malayan snail-eating turtle]
G. Melanochelys Schweigger 1812 [Indian black turtles]
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Melanochelys sivalensis Lydekker 1885
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Invalid names: Bellia theobaldi Lydekker 1885 [synonym], Clemmys hydaspica Lydekker 1885 [synonym], Clemmys punjabiensis Lydekker 1885 [synonym]
Melanochelys tapani Garbin et al. 2020
Melanochelys tricarinata Blyth 1856 [Tricarinate hill turtle]
Melanochelys trijuga Schweigger 1812 [Indian black turtle]
G. Morenia Gray 1870 [Eyed turtles]
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Morenia ocellata Dumeril and Bibron 1835 [Burmese eyed turtle]
Morenia petersi Anderson 1879 [Indian eyed turtle]
G. Notochelys Gray 1863
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Notochelys platynota Gray 1834 [Malayan flatshell turtle]
G. Vijayachelys Praschag et al. 2006 [Cochin forest cane turtle]
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Vijayachelys silvatica Henderson 1912 [Cochin forest cane turtle]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Holocene or 23.03000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Kazakhstan Melanochelys sp. (64355)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Argentina (Entre Rios) Castor sp. (13626)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Pakistan (Punjab) Melanochelys sivalensis (192113)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Russian Federation (Rostovskaya Oblast') Melanochelys sp. (174455)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Moldova Melanochelys pidoplickoi, Melanochelys mossozyi (198590)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Pakistan Bellia sivalensis, Bellia theobaldi, Melanochelys trijuga, Nicoria tricarinata (92070)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Thailand (Nakhon Ratchasima) Heosemys grandis, Malayemys sp., Heosemys annandalii (143885)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Thailand (Saraburi) Heosemys grandis, Heosemys annandalii, Malayemys macrocephala (201941)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Thailand (Singburi) Heosemys sp., Heosemys grandis, Heosemys annandalii, Malayemys macrocephala (201942)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Thailand (Lopburi) Heosemys sp., Heosemys annandalii, Malayemys macrocephala (201936) Heosemys sp., Heosemys grandis, Malayemys macrocephala (201933)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Thailand (Suphan Buri) Heosemys sp., Heosemys annandalii, Malayemys macrocephala (201928)