Biology:Geoclemys
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Short description: Genus of turtle
| Geoclemys | |
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| Geoclemys hamiltonii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Geoemydidae |
| Subfamily: | Geoemydinae |
| Genus: | Geoclemys Gray, 1856 |
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Geoclemys is a genus of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The genus contains a single living species, the black pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii). Two fossil species are also known from the Miocene of Japan : Geoclemys matuuraensis and Geoclemys yudaensis.[1] [2]
Etymology
The specific name, hamiltonii, is in honor of Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, who was a Scottish botanist and ichthyologist.[3]
References
- ↑ Geoclemys at fossilworks.org
- ↑ Shikama, T. (1956). "Miocene Chelonia of Japan". Science Reports of the Yokohama National University 2 (5): 35-62.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Geoclemys hamiltonii, p. 114).
Wikidata ☰ Q14566120 entry
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