Biology:Geoemydinae

Short description: Subfamily of turtles

Geoemydinae
A Malaysian giant turtle
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Geoemydidae
Subfamily:	Geoemydinae
Genera
See text

The Geoemydinae are a subfamily of turtles consisting of 60 subspecies and 76 taxa.

These genera are placed here:

• Batagur (six species, including part of Kachuga)
• Chinemys (three species) (sometimes included in Mauremys)
• Cuora (10-11 species) (including Cistoclemmys)
• Cyclemys (seven species)
• Geoemyda (two species)
• Hardella (monotypic)
• Heosemys (formerly in Geoemyda)
• Hieremys (formerly in Geoemyda, often included in Heosemys)
• Leucocephalon (monotypic) (formerly in Geoemyda and Heosemys)
• Malayemys (two species)
• Mauremys (including Annamemys, Cathaiemys and Emmenia)
• Melanochelys
• Morenia (two species)
• Notochelys
• Ocadia (monotypic), historic genera included in Mauremys
• Orlitia (monotypic)
• Pangshura (four species)
• Pyxidea (monotypic) (often included in Cuora)
• Sacalia (two species)
• Siebenrockiella (two species) (formerly in Geoemyda and Heosemys, includes Panayanemys)
• Vijayachelys (monotypic) (formerly in Geoemyda and Heosemys)

Bibliography

• Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2012-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2012 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs 5. doi:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v5.2012. ISBN 978-0965354097. http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Accounts/crm_5_000_checklist_v5_2012.pdf. 
• Geoemydidae

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