Mauremys

Mauremys is a genus of turtles in the family Geoemydidae (formerly called Bataguridae).

Mauremys
Mauremys leprosa, adult female from Spain
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Geoemydidae
Subfamily:	Geoemydinae
Genus:	Mauremys Gray, 1869[1]
Synonyms[2]
Mauremys Gray 1869:500[1] Ocadia Gray 1870:35[3] Emmenia Gray 1870:38[3] Eryma Gray 1870:44 (junior homonym)[3] Cathaiemys Lindholm 1931:29[4] Pseudocadia Lindholm 1931:30[4] Chinemys Smith 1931:xxvii[5] Annamemys Bourret 1939b:15[6]

Species include:

• Japanese pond turtle, M. japonica
• Yellow pond turtle, M. mutica
  • M. mutica mutica
  • M. mutica kami
• Vietnamese pond turtle or Annam leaf turtle, M. annamensis - formerly separated in Annamemys
• Caspian turtle or striped-neck terrapin, M. caspica
  • M. caspica caspica
  • M. caspica siebenrocki
  • M. caspica vetrimaculata
• Balkan pond turtle or Balkan terrapin, M. rivulata - formerly included in M. caspica
• Spanish pond turtle, M. leprosa - formerly included in M. caspica
  • M. leprosa leprosa
  • M. leprosa saharica
• Chinese broad-headed pond turtle, M. megalocephala
• Red-necked pond turtle, M. nigricans
• Chinese pond turtle, M. reevesii
• Chinese stripe-necked turtle, M. sinensis

The Fujian pond turtle, described as Mauremys iversoni, is a farm-bred hybrid, between yellow pond turtles (usually females) and the golden coin turtle or Cuora cyclornata (usually males). Similarly, the turtles described as Mauremys pritchardi are farm-bred and wild-occurring hybrids between the Chinese pond turtle 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.

References

1. Gray, John Edward. 1869. Description of Mauremys laniaria, a new freshwater tortoise. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1869:499–500.
2. Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk , P.P., Iverson, J.B., Shaffer, H.B., Bour, R., and Rhodin, A.G.J.]. 2012. Turtles of the world, 2012 update: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. Chelonian Research Monographs No. 5, pp. 000.243–000.328, doi:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v5.2012, "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2014-04-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).
3. Gray, John Edward. 1870. Supplement to the Catalogue of Shield Reptiles in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Testudinata (Tortoises). London: British Museum, 120 pp.
4. Lindholm, Wassili A. 1931. Über eine angebliche Testudo-Art aus Südchina. Zoologischer Anzeiger 97:27–30.
5. Smith, Malcolm A. 1931. The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. I. Loricata, Testudines. London: Taylor and Francis, 185 pp.
6. Bourret, René. 1939. Notes herpétologiques sur l’Indochine française. XVI. Tortues de la collection du Laboratoire des Sciences Naturelles de l’Université. Description d’une espèce nouvelle. Annexe au Bulletin Générale de l’Instruction Publique 1939(6):1–34.