Geoemydidae

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Geoemydidae is a diverse family of primarily Old World freshwater and semi-aquatic turtles that includes many species of Asian river, pond, and forest turtles.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Geoemydidae canonical 34
Geoemydinae 8

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf clade
taxon
turtle family
class Reptilia
commonName Asian forest turtles
Asian river turtles
Old World pond turtles
linked to: Emydidae
conservationStatusTrend many species threatened
containsTaxon Batagur
Batagur baska
linked to: Batagur

Cuora
Cuora trifasciata
linked to: Cuora

Cyclemys
Geoemyda
Geoemyda japonica
Hardella
Heosemys
Leucocephalon
Mauremys
Mauremys reevesii
linked to: Mauremys

Melanochelys
Notochelys
Pangshura
Rhinoclemmys
Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima
linked to: Rhinoclemmys

Sacalia
Siebenrockiella
Vijayachelys
diet herbivorous
omnivorous
distribution Asia
Central America
Europe
North Africa
South America
geologicalTimeOfOrigin Cenozoic
habitat forest floor near water
freshwater
lakes
marshes
ponds
rivers
streams
swamps
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle aquatic
semi-aquatic
notableCharacteristic high diversity of shell shapes
includes some of the most endangered turtle species
many species with strong sexual dimorphism
order Testudines
phylum Chordata
previousName Bataguridae
reproduction oviparous
superfamily Testudinoidea
taxonRank family
threat habitat loss
overexploitation for food
pet trade
pollution

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (42)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Testudinoidea includesTaxon Geoemydidae
Bataguridae reclassifiedInto Geoemydidae
Bataguridae supersededBy Geoemydidae
Bataguridae relatedTo Geoemydidae
Batagur parentTaxon Geoemydidae
Batagur family Geoemydidae
Cuora family Geoemydidae
Mauremys parentTaxon Geoemydidae
Mauremys family Geoemydidae
Mauremys belongsToSubfamily Geoemydinae
linked to: Geoemydidae
Geoemyda family Geoemydidae
Geoemyda spengleri family Geoemydidae
subject linked to: Geoemyda
Geoemyda japonica family Geoemydidae
subject linked to: Geoemyda
Heosemys parentTaxon Geoemydidae
Heosemys family Geoemydidae
Cyclemys family Geoemydidae
Sacalia family Geoemydidae
Sacalia subfamily Geoemydinae
linked to: Geoemydidae
Hardella family Geoemydidae
Hardella subfamily Geoemydinae
linked to: Geoemydidae
Hardella thurjii family Geoemydidae
subject linked to: Hardella
Hardella belongsTo Geoemydidae
Melanochelys parentTaxon Geoemydidae
Melanochelys family Geoemydidae
Melanochelys subfamily Geoemydinae
linked to: Geoemydidae
Vijayachelys family Geoemydidae
Vijayachelys silvatica family Geoemydidae
subject linked to: Vijayachelys
Leucocephalon family Geoemydidae
Leucocephalon subfamily Geoemydinae
linked to: Geoemydidae
Leucocephalon yuwonoi family Geoemydidae
subject linked to: Leucocephalon
Siebenrockiella family Geoemydidae
Siebenrockiella crassicollis family Geoemydidae
subject linked to: Siebenrockiella
Siebenrockiella leytensis family Geoemydidae
subject linked to: Siebenrockiella
Siebenrockiella subfamily Geoemydinae
linked to: Geoemydidae
Geoemyda japonica family Geoemydidae
Notochelys family Geoemydidae
Notochelys subfamily Geoemydinae
linked to: Geoemydidae
Notochelys platynota family Geoemydidae
subject linked to: Notochelys
Notochelys belongsTo Geoemydidae
Rhinoclemmys family Geoemydidae
Pangshura family Geoemydidae
Pangshura subfamily Geoemydinae
linked to: Geoemydidae