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Species of turtle

Red-necked pond turtle
Female M. nigricans
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Geoemydidae
Genus: Mauremys
Species: M. nigricans
Binomial name
Mauremys nigricans
Grey, 1834
Synonyms
  • Emys nigracans Gray, 1856 (ex errore)
  • Clemmys nigricans Strauch, 1862
  • Damonia nigricans Gray, 1869
  • Chinemys nigricans Fang, 1934
  • Geoclemys kwangtungensis Pope, 1934
  • Clemmys kuangtungensis Mell, 1938 (ex errore)
  • Chinemys kwangtungensis Bourret, 1941
  • Geoclemys palaeannamitica Bourret, 1941
  • Chinemys palaeannamitica Bour, 1980
  • Mauremys nigricans Spinks, Shaffer, Iverson & McCord, 2004

The red-necked pond turtle (Mauremys nigricans) is a species of turtles in the family Geoemydidae endemic to China. It is most likely restricted to Guangxi and Guangdong provinces, although pre-historic skull remains have been found in northern Vietnam and Hainan. Other common names include Kwangtung river turtle and black-necked pond turtle.

Anatomy and morphology

A megacephalic form of the red-necked pond turtle exists, commonly called 'dumb-head'. This form is rarer than the smaller headed individuals. This species has strong sexual dimorphism with a significant size difference between males and females. The largest recorded male's carapace measured 185mm (7.2 in) in length whereas females with a size up to 298 mm (11.7 in) have been found.

References

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  2. ^ Rhodin 2010, p. 000.112
  3. Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World". Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 232. doi:10.3897/vz.57.e30895. ISSN 1864-5755.
  4. ^ "Chinesische Rothals-Schildkröte". Turtle Island (in German). Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  5. Ben Anders; John Iverson (2012). "Mauremys nigricans (Gray 1834)" (PDF). Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises. ISSN 1088-7105. Retrieved 5 Feb 2016.
  6. Anders, Ben (2012). "Red-Necked Pond Turtle, Chinese Red-Necked Turtle, Kwangtung River Turtle, Black-Necked Pond Turtle" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 5.
Bibliography
Family Geoemydidae
Genera
Species of the family Geoemydidae
Northern river terrapin(Batagur baska)
Banhxeochelys
Batagur
Cuora
Cyclemys
Echmatemys
Geoclemys
Geoemyda
Hardella
Heosemys
Leucocephalon
Malayemys
Mauremys
Melanochelys
Morenia
Notochelys
Orlitia
Pangshura
Rhinoclemmys
Sacalia
Siebenrockiella
Vijayachelys
Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. †=Extinct.
Testudines
Suborder
Superfamily
Family
Genus
Cryptodira
Chelonioidea
(Sea turtles)
Cheloniidae
Dermochelyidae
 
Kinosternoidea
Dermatemydidae
Kinosternidae
Testudinoidea
Emydidae
Geoemydidae
 Platysternidae
Testudinidae
Trionychia
Carettochelyidae
Trionychidae
 
 
Chelydridae
Nanhsiungchelyidae
Protostegidae
 
Pleurodira
 
Araripemydidae
Bothremydidae
Chelidae
Pelomedusidae
Podocnemididae
Sahonachelyidae
 
 
 
Taxon identifiers
Mauremys nigricans
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