Oldham's leaf turtle (''Cyclemys oldhamii'') is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
turtle
Turtles are an order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked tu ...
in the
family
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Geoemydidae
The Geoemydidae (formerly known as Bataguridae) are one of the largest and most diverse families in the order Testudines (turtles), with about 70 species. The family includes the Eurasian pond and river turtles and Neotropical wood turtles. Memb ...
.
Etymology
Both the
specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''oldhamii'', and the
common name
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, Oldham's leaf turtle, are in honor of
Thomas Oldham
Thomas Oldham (4 May 1816, Dublin – 17 July 1878, Rugby) was an Anglo-Irish geologist.
He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and studied civil engineering at the University of Edinburgh as well as geology under Robert Jameson.
In 1838 h ...
, Superintendent of the Geological Survey of India. The generic name ''Cyclemys'' comes from the Greek κύκλος (kyklos, meaning 'round' or 'circle', referring to the shape of the carapace) and εμύς (emys; 'freshwater turtle').
Geographic range
''C. oldhamii'' is found in
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
, in the
terai
The Terai or Tarai is a lowland region in northern India and southern Nepal that lies south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas, the Sivalik Hills, and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. This lowland belt is characterised by tall grasslands, scr ...
of
mizoram
Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo people, Mizo", the endonym, self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo ...
, in
Myanmar
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,
Thailand
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,
Vietnam
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, West
Borneo
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,
Sumatra
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and
Java
Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's List ...
. In addition, ''Cyclemys oldhami shanensis'' – sometimes considered a distinct species due to its shell pattern, oft described as looking similar to aged meat - occurs from central Myanmar to Thailand and
Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...
. The
type locality was originally given as "Mergui and Siam", and restricted to
Mergui
Myeik (, or ; mnw, ဗိက်, ; th, มะริด, , ; formerly Mergui, ) is a rural city in Tanintharyi Region in Myanmar (Burma), located in the extreme south of the country on the coast off an island on the Andaman Sea. , the estimate ...
by Smith (1931).
Gallery
Image:Cyclemys_male_and_female_shell.jpg, ''Cyclemys oldhamii'' carapace
A carapace is a Dorsum (biology), dorsal (upper) section of the exoskeleton or shell in a number of animal groups, including arthropods, such as crustaceans and arachnids, as well as vertebrates, such as turtles and tortoises. In turtles and tor ...
and plastron.
Hybrid
In Germany, a case of
hybridization
Hybridization (or hybridisation) may refer to:
*Hybridization (biology), the process of combining different varieties of organisms to create a hybrid
*Orbital hybridization, in chemistry, the mixing of atomic orbitals into new hybrid orbitals
*Nu ...
between a male ''Cyclemys (oldhamii) shanensis'' and a female
Chinese stripe-necked turtle
The Chinese stripe-necked turtle (''Mauremys sinensis'') or golden thread turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae.
Like many other Geoemydidae, this species hybridizes vigorously with related and not-so-closely related members ...
has been described.
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See also
*''
Cyclemys
''Cyclemys'' is a genus of freshwater turtles, commonly referred to as Asian leaf turtles, from the family Geoemydidae. The genus occurs throughout Southeast and South Asia, and currently contains seven species.
Asian leaf turtles average in ...
''
Footnotes
References
* (1918). "Chelonia and Batrachia of the Inlé Lake". ''Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta'') 14: 67–69.
* (2005). "On the hybridisation between two distantly related Asian turtles (Testudines: ''Sacalia'' × ''Mauremys'')". ''
Salamandra
''Salamandra'' is a genus of seven species of salamanders localized in central and southern Europe, Northern Africa, and western Asia.
List of species
References
External links
Salamandraat Fauna Europaea
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Salamandraat Animal Diversity W ...
'' 41: 21–26
PDF fulltext* (1997). "''Revision der südostasiatischen Dornschildkröten-Gattung ''Cyclemys'' Bell 1834, mit Beschreibung einer neuen Art'' ". ''Salamandra'' 33 (3): 183–212. (in German).
* (1863). "Observations on the box tortoises, with the Descriptions of Three New Asiatic species". ''Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London'' 1863: 173–179. (''Cyclemys oldhamii'', new species, p. 178).
* (1864). "Observations on the box tortoises, with the Descriptions of Three New Asiatic species". ''Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Third Series'' 13: 105–111.
* (2002). "New data on the diversity of the Southeast Asian leaf turtle genus ''Cyclemys'' BELL, 1834. Molecular results (reptilia: Testudines: Geoemydidae)". ''Faunistische Abhandlungen des Staatlichen Museums für Tierkunde Dresden'' 23 (4): 75–86.
* (2003). "''Die Dornschildkröten der Gattung ''Cyclemys'' BELL, 1834'' ". ''Draco'' 4 (13): 37–42. (in German).
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Cyclemys
Turtles of Asia
Reptiles of Laos
Reptiles of Myanmar
Reptiles of Thailand
Reptiles of Vietnam
Reptiles described in 1863
Taxa named by John Edward Gray