Platysternon megacephalum

Platysternon megacephalum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Testudinoidea

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 Subordo: Cryptodira Superfamilia: Testudinoidea

Family: Platysternidae
Genus: Platysternon
Species: Platysternon megacephalum
Subspecies: P. m. megacephalum – P. m. peguense – P. m. shiui

Name

• Platysternon megacephalum megacephalum Gray 1831:107
  • Holotype: BMNH 1946.9.7.42
  • Type locality: "in China"

References

• Gray, J.E. 1831. Characters of a new genus of freshwater tortoise from China. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1831: 106-107
• 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

brezhoneg: Baot penn bras
čeština: Hlavec plochý
Deutsch: Großkopfschildkröte
English: Big-headed turtle
español: Tortuga cabezona
فارسی: لاک‌پشت سربزرگ
français: Tortue à grosse tête
magyar: Nagyfejű teknős
日本語: オオアタマガメ
한국어: 큰머리거북
lietuvių: Didžiagalvis vėžlys
Nederlands: Grootkopschildpad
Diné bizaad: Chʼééh digháhii bitsiiʼntsxaaígíí
polski: Żółw wielkogłowy
پنجابی: وڈا سر کھچوپڑا
русский: Большеголовая черепаха
svenska: Storhuvudsköldpadda
ไทย: เต่าปูลู
українська: Великоголова черепаха
Tiếng Việt: Rùa đầu to
中文: 大頭龜

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