Chinese broad-headed pond turtle

Chinese broad-headed pond turtle
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Geoemydidae
Genus: Mauremys
Species: M. megalocephala
Binomial name
Mauremys megalocephala
Fang, 1934
Synonyms[1]
  • Chinemys megalocephala Fang, 1934
  • Chinemys macrocephala Bourret, 1941 (ex errore)
  • Chinemys megacephala Gurley, 2003 (ex errore)
  • Mauremys megalocephala Spinks, Shaffer, Iverson & McCord, 2004

The Chinese broad-headed pond turtle (Chinemys megalocephala) is a species of turtle in the Geoemydidae family. It is endemic to China.

References

  1. Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology 57 (2): 231. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.


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