Chinese broad-headed pond turtle

Chinese broad-headed pond turtle
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Geoemydidae
Genus:	Mauremys
Species:	M. megalocephala
Binomial name
	Mauremys megalocephala; (Spinks et al., 2004)
Synonyms
	Chinemys megalocephala (Fang, 1934); Chinemys macrocephala (Bourret, 1941) (ex errore); Chinemys megacephala (Gurley, 2003) (ex errore);

The Chinese broad-headed pond turtle (Mauremys megalocephala) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. It is endemic to China.

References

↑ Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Chinemys megalocephala. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
↑ Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 231. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 29 May 2012.

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