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The black pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii), also known commonly as the spotted pond turtle and the Indian spotted turtle, is a species of freshwater turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species, which is endemic to South Asia , [ 4 ] belongs to the monotypic genus Geoclemys .
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 .
Geoemydidae are turtles of various sizes (from about 10 to 80 cm (4 to 30 in) in length) with often a high degree of sexual dimorphism.They usually have webbed toes, and their pelvic girdles articulate with their plastrons flexibly.
The painted wood turtle feeds on fruit, insects, and worms.Their diet should consist of 60% leafy greens, 30% protein, and 20% fruits and vegetables. Along with a varied diet, they require additional calcium to insure healthy shell growth.
Formerly in the genus Clemmys, the wood turtle is now a member of the genus Glyptemys, a classification that the wood turtle shares with only the bog turtle. [6] It and the bog turtle have a similar genetic makeup, which is marginally different from that of the spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata), the only current member of the genus Clemmys. [7]
* Geoclemys [reevesii] reevesii — Siebenrock, 1907 * Geoclemys reevesii unicolor — Siebenrock, 1907 * Geoclemmys [sic] reevesi — Vogt, 1924 * Geoclemys grangeri Schmidt, 1925 * Geoclemys paracaretta Chang, 1929 * Geoclemys reevesi grangeri — Mell, 1929 * Chinemys reevesi — H.M. Smith, 1931 * Geoclemys papacaretta [sic] Fang, 1934 (ex ...
Podocnemididae is a family of pleurodire (side-necked) turtles, once widely distributed.Most of its 41 genera and 57 species are now extinct. Seven of its eight surviving species are native to South America: the genus Peltocephalus, with two species, only one of which is extant (P. dumerilianus, the Big-headed Amazon River turtle); and the genus Podocnemis, with six living species of South ...
Francis Buchanan FRSE FRS FLS (15 February 1762 – 15 June 1829), later known as Francis Hamilton but often referred to as Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, was a Scottish surgeon, surveyor and botanist who made significant contributions as a geographer and zoologist while living in India.