Geoemydidae

Amboina Box Turtle ( Cuora amboinensis )

The Old World pond turtles ( Geoemydidae ) family differs in the structure of the carapace, and the skull of the New World pond turtles ( Emydidae ). By 1964, they were also expected to be them. Initially, they were separated as subfamily Batagurinae, later recognized as its own family, with the name Bataguridae was replaced for priority reasons by Geoemydidae. There are about 60 species, which are divided into two subfamilies Geoemydinae and Batagurinae, not to be confused with the name of the 1960s.

Dissemination

The vast majority of Old World pond turtles live in Asia and Europe, the "Old World ". There is one exception, however, the American tortoises ( Rhinoclemmys ) come from Central and northern South America. The remaining species are from Asia with Japan and the distribution area of Southeast Asia. European species are the Spanish water turtle ( Mauremys leprosa ), who lives in the Iberian Peninsula, as well as in the Maghreb and the Caspian turtle ( Mauremys caspica ), who lives on the southern Balkans, Turkey, the Caucasus and the Middle East to Turkmenistan.

Way of life

Terrapins lead an aquatic, bound to aquatic life. Smaller species usually inhabit small water bodies and are poorer swimmers. Large species such as the Batagur ( Batagur baska ) and the Callagur Turtle ( Callagur borneoensis ) swim better, live in rivers, go into the brackish water and walk along the shores to lay their eggs together with sea turtles on the beaches. The Asian and American tortoises, the temples and the turtle Cuora live strong terrestrial.

Nutrition

Young Old World pond turtles feed mostly carnivorous. With age often comes then added a plant food share, especially in the Asian and American tortoises and other large species.

System

The Old World pond turtles family consists of two subfamilies:

  • Family Old World pond turtles ( Geoemydidae ) Subfamily Batagurinae Genus Batagur (incl. Callagur and Kachuga ) Batagur ( Batagur baska ) Gray 1831
  • Batagur borneoensis Schlegel & MÜller 1844
  • Batagur dhongoka Gray 1834
  • Batagur Kachuga Gray 1831
  • Batagur smithii Gray 1863
  • Batagur sylhetensis Jerdon 1870
  • Batagur tecta Gray 1831
  • Batagur tentoria Gray 1834
  • Batagu trivittata Dumeril & Bibron 1835
  • Chinemys megalocephala catch 1934
  • Chinemys nigricans Gray 1834
  • Chinemys reevesii Gray 1831
  • Geoclemys hamiltonii Gray 1831
  • Hard Ella thurjii Gray 1831
  • Malayemys subtrijuga Schweigger 1812
  • Morenia ocellata Dumeril & Bibron 1835
  • Morenia petersi Anderson 1879
  • Ocadia glyphistoma Mccord & Iverson 1994
  • Ocadia philippeni Mccord & Iverson 1992
  • Ocadia sinensis Gray 1834
  • Orlitia borneensis Gray 1873
  • Genus Asian turtles ( Cathaiemys ) Lindholm 1931 Annam pond turtle ( Cathaiemys annamensis ) SIEBENROCK 1903
  • Yellow Pond Turtle ( Cathaiemys mutica ) Cantor 1842
  • Amboina Box Turtle ( Cuora amboinensis ) Daudin 1802
  • Gold Head Box Turtle ( Cuora aurocapitata ) Luo & Zong 1988
  • Cuora cyclornata Blanck, Mccord & Le Minh 2006
  • Yellow Edge Box Turtle ( Cuora flavomarginata ) Gray 1863
  • Behind Indian Box Turtle ( Cuora galbinifrons ) Bourret 1939
  • McCord's Box Turtle ( Cuora mccordi ) Ernst 1988
  • Cuora mouhotii Gray 1862
  • Pan's Box Turtle ( Cuora pani ) Song 1984
  • Chinese Three- striped Box Turtle ( Cuora trifasciata ) Bell 1825
  • Yunnan Box Turtle ( Cuora yunnanensis ) Boulenger 1906
  • Zhou's Box Turtle ( Cuora zhoui ) Zhao, Zhou & Ye 1990
  • Cyclemys atripons Iverson & Mccord 1997
  • Cyclemys dentata Gray 1831
  • Cyclemys oldhami Gray 1863
  • Cyclemys tcheponensis Bourret 1939
  • Japanese Pip tortoise ( Geoemyda japonica) fan 1931
  • Yellow-headed tortoise ( Geoemyda sylvatica )
  • Chinese Pip tortoise ( Geoemyda spengleri ) Gmelin 1789
  • Heosemys annandalii Boulenger 1903
  • Heosemys depressa Anderson 1875
  • Heosemys grandis Gray 1860
  • Heosemys spinosa Gray 1831
  • Leucocephalon yuwonoi Mccord, Iverson & Boeadi 1995
  • Caspian terrapin ( Mauremys caspica ) Gmelin 1774
  • Mauremys iversoni Pritchard & Mccord 1991
  • Mauremys japonica Temminck & Schlegel 1835
  • Moorish terrapin ( Mauremys leprosa ) Schweigger 1812
  • Mauremys mutica Cantor 1842
  • Mauremys pritchardi Mccord 1997
  • Eastern Mediterranean pond turtle ( Mauremys rivulata ) Valenciennes 1833
  • Melanochelys tricarinata Blyth 1856
  • Melanochelys trijuga Schweigger 1812
  • Notochelys platynota Gray 1834
  • Brown tortoise ( Rhinoclemmys annulata ) Gray 1860
  • Grooved tortoise (R. areolata ) Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril 1851
  • Diadem tortoise ( Rhinoclemmys diademata ) Mertens 1954
  • Belly stripe tortoise ( Rhinoclemmys funerea ) Cope 1876
  • Colombian tortoise ( Rhinoclemmys melanosterna ) Gray 1861
  • Ecuador tortoise ( Rhinoclemmys nasuta ) Boulenger 1902
  • Superb tortoise ( Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima ) Gray 1855
  • South American tortoise (R. punctularia ) Daudin 1801
  • Patch back tortoise ( Rhinoclemmys rubida ) Cope 1870
  • Sacalia bealei Gray 1831
  • Sacalia pseudoocellata Iverson & Mccord 1992
  • Sacalia quadriocellata SIEBENROCK 1903
  • Siebenrockiella crassicollis Gray 1831
  • Siebenrockiella leytensis Taylor 1920
  • Yellow-headed tortoise ( Vijayachelys sylvatica ) Henderson 1912

Evidence

Middle America (region) Caucasus Mountains Near East Carnivore
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