Geoemydinae

Geoemydinae
A Malaysian giant turtle
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Family:	Geoemydidae
Subfamily:	Geoemydinae
Genera
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The Geoemydinae are a subfamily of turtles consisting of 60 subspecies and 76 taxa.^[1]

A phylogenetic tree showing the relationship between the extant families of turtles within the superfamily of Testudinoidea. The four primary families within the superfamily of Testudinoidea are Emydidae, Geoemydidae, Platysternidae, and Testudinae. The family of Emydidae is further subdivided into the subfamilies of Dierochelyinae and Emydinae. The family of Geoemydidae is further subdivided into Geoemydinae and Rhinoclemmydinae.

These genera are placed here:

• Batagur (six species, including part of Kachuga)
• Chinemys (three species) (sometimes included in Mauremys)
• Cuora (10-11 species) (including Cistoclemmys)
• Cyclemys (seven species)
• Geoemyda (two species)
• Leucocephalon (monotypic) (formerly in Geoemyda and Heosemys)
• Malayemys (two species)
• Heosemys (formerly in Geoemyda)
• Hieremys (formerly in Geoemyda, often included in Heosemys)
• Mauremys (including Annamemys, Cathaiemys and Emmenia)
• Melanochelys
• Notochelys
• Ocadia (monotypic) (sometimes included in Mauremys)
• Orlitia (monotypic)
• Pyxidea (monotypic) (often included in Cuora)
• Sacalia (two species)
• Siebenrockiella (two species) (formerly in Geoemyda and Heosemys, includes Panayanemys)
• Vijayachelys (monotypic) (formerly in Geoemyda and Heosemys)

References

Bibliography

• Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2012-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2012 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 5. doi:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v5.2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-04.
• Geoemydidae

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