Mauremys nigricans (Gray, 1834)
Red-necked pond turtle, Chinese red-necked turtle, Kwangtung River turtle, Black-necked pond turtle
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Chinemys nigricans (Gray, 1834); Emys nigricans Gray, 1834; Geoclemys kwangtungensis Pope 1934:1; Geoclemmys palaeannamiticat Bourret 1941:10
Conservation Status
Extinct in the Wild?
IUCN RedList status: Endangered
Distribution & Habitat
China (and Vietnam?)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: BMNH 1947.3.5.35
Holotype (Geoclemys kwangtungensis): ZMB 34955
Holotype (Geoclemmys palaeannamitica): MNHN 1948-42 [formerly VNUH T-88]
Media
References
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Iverson, John B. (2022). A review of Chelonian type specimens (order Testudines). Megataxa 7(1): 1-85. https://doi.org/10.11646/megataxa.7.1.1
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