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Geoemydinae
Taxonomy
Geoemydinae was named by Theobald (1868). It is extant.
It was assigned to Geoemydidae by van Dijk et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Geoemydidae by van Dijk et al. (2014).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1868 | Geoemydinae Theobald |
| 2014 | Geoemydinae van Dijk et al. |
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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. 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
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005 | |||||
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
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 |
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| Aquitanian - Burdigalian | Kazakhstan | Melanochelys sp. (64355) | |
| Tortonian | Argentina (Entre Rios) | Castor sp. (13626) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Pakistan (Punjab) | Melanochelys sivalensis (192113) | |
| Turolian | Russian Federation (Rostovskaya Oblast') | Melanochelys sp. (174455) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Moldova | Melanochelys pidoplickoi, Melanochelys mossozyi (198590) | |
| Pliocene | Pakistan | Bellia sivalensis, Bellia theobaldi, Melanochelys trijuga, Nicoria tricarinata (92070) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Thailand (Nakhon Ratchasima) | Heosemys grandis, Malayemys sp., Heosemys annandalii (143885) | |
| Holocene | Thailand (Saraburi) | Heosemys grandis, Heosemys annandalii, Malayemys macrocephala (201941) | |
| Holocene | Thailand (Suphan Buri) | Heosemys sp., Heosemys annandalii, Malayemys macrocephala (201928) | |
| Holocene | Thailand (Singburi) | Heosemys sp., Heosemys grandis, Heosemys annandalii, Malayemys macrocephala (201942) | |
| Holocene | Thailand (Lopburi) | Heosemys sp., Heosemys annandalii, Malayemys macrocephala (201936) Heosemys sp., Heosemys grandis, Malayemys macrocephala (201933) |