Order Testudines Scientific name Geoemyda Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata | |
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Lower classifications Black‑breasted leaf turtle, Ryukyu black‑breasted leaf turtle | ||
New rare turtles geoemyda spengleri
Geoemyda is a genus of freshwater turtles in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae). It contains these species:
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Geoemyda was used as a "wastebin taxon" in former times, uniting a number of distinct lineages of forest turtles from East and Southeast Asia. These are now regarded as distinct and placed in the genera Heosemys, Leucocephalon, Melanochelys, Siebenrockiella (including Panayanemys), and Vijayachelys.
Endangered geoemyda spengleri hatches
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Geoemyda Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA