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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 .
Siebenrockiella is a small genus of black marsh turtles. It used to be monotypic but now has two species with the addition of the Philippine forest turtle (moved from the genus Heosemys ). The genus was originally erected in 1869 by John Edward Gray under the name Bellia , commemorating Thomas Bell , [ 2 ] but this name is a junior homonym of ...
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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.
European pond terrapin or European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis, a testudine in the family Emydidae found in Central Europe, West Asia and parts of North Africa. Indian pond terrapin , or Indian black turtle, Melanochelys trijuga , a testudine in the family Geoemydidae found in South Asia.
Pangshura tatrotia is an extinct species of turtle belonging to the family Geoemydidae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is known from the Early Pliocene of the Tatrot Formation near Padhri in Pakistan . It is known from a single specimen, a fossil shell collected in 1932 or 1933 by a Yale University expedition.
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Heosemys is a genus of freshwater turtles ("terrapins" in British English) in the family Geoemydidae (formerly called Bataguridae). The genus Heosemys was split out of the related genus Geoemyda by McDowell in 1964.