Melanochelys | |
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Melanochelys trijuga | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
Family: | Geoemydidae |
Subfamily: | Geoemydinae |
Genus: | Melanochelys Gray, 1834 |
Melanochelys is a genus of turtles in the family Geoemydidae. Members are found in India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal.[1]
Melanochelys contains only two species:[1]
Family Geoemydidae | ||||
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Genera |
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†Banhxeochelys | ||||
Batagur | ||||
Cuora | ||||
Cyclemys | ||||
†Echmatemys |
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Geoclemys | ||||
Geoemyda | ||||
Hardella | ||||
Heosemys | ||||
Leucocephalon | ||||
Malayemys | ||||
Mauremys | ||||
Melanochelys | ||||
Morenia | ||||
Notochelys | ||||
Orlitia | ||||
Pangshura |
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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. |