Platemys platycephala

Platemys platycephala

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chelidoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Division: Archelosauria Division: Pan-Testudines Division: Testudinata Ordo: Testudines Infraordo: Pan-Pleurodira Subordo: Pleurodira Superfamilia: Chelidoidea

Familia: Chelidae
Subfamilia: Chelinae
Genus: Platemys
Species: Platemys platycephala
Subspecies: P. p. platycephala – P. p. melanonota

Name

Platemys platycephala (Schneider 1792:261)

References

• Schneider, Johann G. 1792. Beschreibung und Abbildung einer neuen Art von Wasserschildkröte nebst Bestimmungen einiger bisher wenig bekannten fremden Arten. Schriften der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 10:259–284.
• Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (van Dijk, P.P., Iverson, J.B., Rhodin, A.G.J., Shaffer, H.B. & Bour, R.) 2014. Turtles of the world, 7th edition: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution with maps, and conservation status. Chelonian Research Monographs 5(7):000.329–479 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Twist-necked turtle
日本語: ヒラタヘビクビガメ
Nederlands: Roodkopdeukschildpad
português: Jabuti-machado, Jabuti-lalá

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