Geoemydidae
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Geoemydidae is a diverse family of primarily Old World freshwater and semi-aquatic turtles that includes many species of Asian river, pond, and forest turtles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Geoemydidae canonical | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ turtle family ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| commonName |
Asian forest turtles
ⓘ
Asian river turtles ⓘ Emydidae ⓘ
surface form:
Old World pond turtles
|
| conservationStatusTrend | many species threatened ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Batagur
ⓘ
Batagur ⓘ
surface form:
Batagur baska
Cuora ⓘ Cuora ⓘ
surface form:
Cuora trifasciata
Cyclemys ⓘ Geoemyda ⓘ Geoemyda japonica ⓘ Hardella ⓘ Heosemys ⓘ Leucocephalon ⓘ Mauremys ⓘ Mauremys ⓘ
surface form:
Mauremys reevesii
Melanochelys ⓘ Notochelys ⓘ Pangshura ⓘ Rhinoclemmys ⓘ Rhinoclemmys ⓘ
surface form:
Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima
Sacalia ⓘ Siebenrockiella ⓘ Vijayachelys ⓘ |
| diet |
herbivorous
ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ |
| distribution |
Asia
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ Europe ⓘ North Africa ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| geologicalTimeOfOrigin | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| habitat |
forest floor near water
ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ lakes ⓘ marshes ⓘ ponds ⓘ rivers ⓘ streams ⓘ swamps ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle |
aquatic
ⓘ
semi-aquatic ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
high diversity of shell shapes
ⓘ
includes some of the most endangered turtle species ⓘ many species with strong sexual dimorphism ⓘ |
| order | Testudines ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| previousName | Bataguridae ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| superfamily | Testudinoidea ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
overexploitation for food ⓘ pet trade ⓘ pollution ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.