''Mauremys'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

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 ...

s in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

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 ...

(formerly called Bataguridae). Species include: *

Japanese pond turtle The Japanese pond turtle (''Mauremys japonica''), also called commonly the Japanese pond terrapin and the Japanese pond tortoise, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae endemic to Japan. Its Japanese name is ''nihon ishigame'', Japane ...

, ''M. japonica'' *

Yellow pond turtle The yellow pond turtle (''Mauremys mutica''), is a medium-sized (to 19.5 cm), semiaquatic turtle in the family Geoemydidae. This species has a characteristic broad yellow stripe extending behind the eye and down the neck; the carapace ranges ...

, ''M. mutica'' **''M. mutica mutica'' **''M. mutica kami'' *

Vietnamese pond turtle The Vietnamese pond turtle or Annam leaf turtle (''Mauremys annamensis'') is a species of turtle in the family (biology), family Geoemydidae. It can be distinguished from its relatives by its color pattern: the head is dark with three or four ye ...

or Annam leaf turtle, ''M. annamensis'' - formerly separated in ''Annamemys'' *

Caspian turtle The Caspian turtle or striped-neck terrapin (''Mauremys caspica'') is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae (=Bataguridae), living in the eastern Mediterranean region from southwestern former USSR and central Iran to Saudi Arabia, Bahrai ...

or striped-neck terrapin, ''M. caspica'' **''M. caspica caspica'' **''M. caspica siebenrocki'' **''M. caspica vetrimaculata'' *

Balkan pond turtle The Balkan terrapin or western Caspian terrapin (''Mauremys rivulata'') is a species of terrapin in the family Geoemydidae. It is found in the Balkan Peninsula (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Ser ...

or Balkan terrapin, ''M. rivulata'' - formerly included in ''M. caspica'' *

Spanish pond turtle The Iberian pond turtle (''Mauremys leprosa''), also known as the Mediterranean pond turtle or Mediterranean turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is endemic to southwestern Europe and northwestern Africa. Subspec ...

, ''M. leprosa'' - formerly included in ''M. caspica'' **''M. leprosa leprosa'' **''M. leprosa saharica'' *

Chinese broad-headed pond turtle The Chinese broad-headed pond turtle (''Mauremys megalocephala'') is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. It is endemic to China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world ...

, ''M. megalocephala'' *

Red-necked pond turtle The red-necked pond turtle (''Mauremys nigricans'') is a species of turtles in the family Geoemydidae endemic to China. It is most likely restricted to Guangxi and Guangdong provinces, although pre-historic skull remains have been found in northe ...

, ''M. nigricans'' *

Chinese pond turtle ''Mauremys reevesii'', commonly known as the Chinese pond turtle, the Chinese three-keeled pond turtle, or Reeves' turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae, a family which was formerly called Bataguridae. The species is native t ...

, ''M. reevesii'' *

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 ...

, ''M. sinensis'' The

Fujian pond turtle The Fujian pond turtle (''"Mauremys" × iversoni'') is a possibly also naturally occurring intergeneric hybrid turtle in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae) produced in larger numbers by Chinese turtle farms as a "copy" of the golden c ...

, described as ''Mauremys iversoni'', is a farm-bred

hybrid Hybrid may refer to: Science * Hybrid (biology), an offspring resulting from cross-breeding ** Hybrid grape, grape varieties produced by cross-breeding two ''Vitis'' species ** Hybridity, the property of a hybrid plant which is a union of two dif ...

, between yellow pond turtles (usually females) and the

golden coin turtle __NOTOC__ The golden coin turtle or Chinese three-striped box turtle (''Cuora trifasciata'') is a species of turtle endemic to southern China. Distribution The species is distributed in China, but only on the island of Hainan (it is extirpat ...

or ''

Cuora cyclornata The Vietnamese three-striped box turtle or green rice turtle (''Cuora cyclornata'') is a species of the Southeast Asian genus '' Cuora'' (family Geoemydidae). It is distributed from the extreme southern part of the Chinese Guangxi province southw ...

'' (usually males). Similarly, the turtles described as ''

Mauremys pritchardi ''Mauremys pritchardi'' is an interspecific hybrid turtle in the family Geoemydidae. ''M. pritchardi'', described to be from Myanmar (where neither of the parental species occurs apparently), has been found in the wild in China and Japan, and is ...

'' are farm-bred and wild-occurring hybrids between the

and the yellow pond turtle. While it is not unusual for valid species of geoemydid turtles to arise from hybrids, this is yet to be discussed with ''M. pritchardi''; ''M. iversoni'' is probably not, since they only seem to be produced in farms and most males are

sterile Sterile or sterility may refer to: *Asepsis, a state of being free from biological contaminants * Sterile (archaeology), a sediment deposit which contains no evidence of human activity *Sterilization (microbiology), any process that eliminates or ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q798253 Turtle genera Taxa named by John Edward Gray Taxonomy articles created by Polbot