Platemys platycephala platycephala

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chelidoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: 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: Platemys platycephala platycephala

Name

• Platemys platycephala platycephala (Schneider 1792:261)
  • Type locality: "Ost-Indien" (in error); restricted to "Cayenne, French Guiana" by Ernst 1983
  • Holotype: lost

Synonyms

• Testudo platycephala Schneider 1792:261
  • Testudo planiceps Schneider 1792:pl.7 (senior homonym)
  • Testudo martinella Daudin 1802:377
  • Emys discolor Thunberg in Schweigger 1812:302
  • Emys canaliculata Spix 1824:10
  • Emys carunculata Saint-Hilaire in Cuvier 1829:11 (nomen nudum et dubium)
  • Emys constricta Cuvier in Gray 1830e:17 (nomen nudum)
  • Hydraspis pachyura Boie in Gray 1830e:17 (nomen nudum)
  • Hydraspis constricta Gray 1831:43

References

• Ernst, Carl H. 1984. Geographic variation in the neotropical turtle, Platemys platycephala. Journal of Herpetology 17(4)(1983) [1984]:345–355.
• 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.
• TTWG (Turtle Taxonomy Working Group) 2021. Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (9th Ed.). Chelonian Research Monographs 8: 1–472. DOI: 10.3854/crm.8.checklist.atlas.v9.2021.PDF 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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