Mauremys pritchardi

Species of turtle

Mauremys pritchardi

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Reptilia
Order:  | Testudines
Suborder:  | Cryptodira
Superfamily:  | Testudinoidea
Family:  | Geoemydidae
Genus:  | Mauremys
Species:  |

M. pritchardi

Binomial name
Mauremys pritchardi

McCord, 1997

Synonyms

* Mauremys mutica × Mauremys reevesii

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 produced to some extent in Chinese turtle farms. It was listed as data deficient in the IUCN Red List before its actual origin became known.

The parents of this hybrid are the Chinese pond turtle (Mauremys reevesii ) and the Asian yellow pond turtle (Mauremys mutica). While it is not unusual for perfectly valid geoemydid species to arise from hybridization, recognition as a species would require that the hybrids be fertile and constitute a phenotypically distinct and self-sustaining lineage. This does not yet appear to be the case in this "species" as recently (Kosukawa et al. 2006) a population of these turtles has been found in Japan. The hybrid offspring are perfectly fertile, which is not the case in Mauremys iversoni for example, another intergeneric hybrid, and have been bred in captivity already, with all juveniles resembling their parents (and not the parental species) perfectly as well. Genetic studies verify its hybrid origin but scientists are unsure of the time of creation. According to Wink et al. 2001, it might well be a very ancient hybrid, while Parham et al. 2001 suppose that it is of rather recent origin.

## Contents

* 1 Etymology
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 Further reading
* 5 External links

## Etymology[edit]

The specific name, pritchardi, is in honour of British herpetologist Peter Pritchard.[1]

## See also[edit]

* Fujian pond turtle
* Ocadia glyphistoma
* Ocadia philippeni
* Cuora serrata

## References[edit]

1. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Mauremys pritchardi, pp. 211-212).

## Further reading[edit]

* McCord, William P. (1997). "Mauremys pritchardi, a new Batagurid turtle from Myanmar and Yunnan, China". Chelonian Conserv. Biol. 2 (4): 555–562.

## External links[edit]

* Asian Turtle Trade Working Group (2000). "Mauremys pritchardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000. Retrieved 29 July 2007.old-form url
* Buskirk, James R.; Parham, James F. & Feldman, Chris R. (2005). "On the hybridisation between two distantly related Asian turtles (Testudines: Sacalia × Mauremys)". Salamandra 41: 21–26. PDF fulltext[permanent dead link].
* Parham, James Ford; Simison, W. Brian; Kozak, Kenneth H.; Feldman, Chris R.; Shi, Haitao (2001). "New Chinese turtles: endangered or invalid? A reassessment of two species using mitochondrial DNA, allozyme electrophoresis and known-locality specimens". Animal Conservation 4 (4): 357–367. HTML abstract Erratum: Animal Conservation 5 (1): 86. HTML abstract

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Turtle hybridisation

* Chinese false-eyed turtle
* Cuora serrata
* Fujian pond turtle
* Mauremys pritchardi
* Mauremys glyphistoma
* Philippen's striped turtle
* Yellow-eared slider

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Family Geoemydidae

* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Chordata
* Class: Reptilia
* Subclass: Anapsida
* Order: Testudines
* Suborder: Cryptodira
* Superfamily: Testudinoidea
* Family: Geoemydidae

Genera|

Species of the family Geoemydidae

†Banhxeochelys|

* †Banhxeochelys trani

Batagur|

* Burmese roofed turtle
* Northern river terrapin
* Painted terrapin
* Red-crowned roofed turtle
* Southern river terrapin
* Three-striped roofed turtle

Cuora|

* Amboina box turtle
* Bourret's box turtle
* Indochinese box turtle
* McCord's box turtle
* Keeled box turtle
* Pan's box turtle
* Southern Vietnamese box turtle
* Golden coin turtle
* Vietnamese three-striped box turtle
* Yellow-headed box turtle
* Chinese box turtle
* Yunnan box turtle
* Zhou's box turtle

Cyclemys|

* Asian leaf turtle
* Assam leaf turtle
* Eastern black-bridged leaf turtle
* Enigmatic leaf turtle
* Myanmar brown leaf turtle
* Oldham's leaf turtle
* Western black-bridged leaf turtle

†Echmatemys|

* †Echmatemys septaria
* †Echmatemys stevensoniana
* †Echmatemys wyomingensis

Geoclemys|

* Black pond turtle

Geoemyda|

* Black-breasted leaf turtle
* Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle

Hardella|

* Brahminy river turtle

Heosemys|

* Arakan forest turtle
* Giant Asian pond turtle
* Spiny turtle
* Yellow-headed temple turtle

Leucocephalon|

* Sulawesi forest turtle

Malayemys|

* Malayan snail-eating turtle
* Mekong snail-eating turtle
* Khorat snail-eating turtle

Mauremys|

* Balkan pond turtle
* Caspian turtle
* Chinese pond turtle
* Chinese stripe-necked turtle
* Japanese pond turtle
* Red-necked pond turtle
* Spanish pond turtle
* Vietnamese pond turtle
* Yellow pond turtle

Melanochelys|

* Indian black turtle
* Tricarinate hill turtle

Morenia|

* Burmese eyed turtle
* Indian eyed turtle

Notochelys|

* Malayan flat-shelled turtle

Orlitia|

* Malaysian giant turtle

Pangshura|

* Assam roofed turtle
* Brown roofed turtle
* Indian roofed turtle
* Indian tent turtle
* †Pangshura tatrotia

Rhinoclemmys|

* Black wood turtle
* Brown wood turtle
* Colombian wood turtle
* Furrowed wood turtle
* Large-nosed wood turtle
* Maracaibo wood turtle
* Mexican spotted wood turtle
* Painted wood turtle
* Spot-legged wood turtle
* †Rhinoclemmys panamaensis

Sacalia|

* Beale's eyed turtle
* Four-eyed turtle

Siebenrockiella|

* Black marsh turtle
* Philippine forest turtle

Vijayachelys|

* Cane turtle

Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. †=Extinct.

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Testudines

* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Chordata
* Class: Reptilia
* Subclass: Anapsida
* Order: Testudines

Suborder|

| Superfamily|

| Family|

Genus

Cryptodira|

| Chelonioidea
(Sea turtles)|

| Cheloniidae|

* †Allopleuron
* Caretta
* †Carolinochelys
* Chelonia
* †Eochelone
* Eretmochelys
* †Gigantatypus
* †Glarichelys
* †Itilochelys
* Lepidochelys
* †Mexichelys
* †Miocaretta
* Natator
* †Pacifichelys
* †Syllomus
* †Tasbacka

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Dermochelyidae|

* †Arabemys
* †Bouliachelys
* †Corsochelys
* †Cosmochelys
* Dermochelys
* †Eosphargis
* †Mesodermochelys
* †Psephophorus

* †Alienochelys
* †Berruchelus
* †Euclastes
* †Peritresius
* †Procolpochelys
* †Protosphargis
* †Puppigerus

Kinosternoidea|

| Dermatemydidae|

* Dermatemys

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Kinosternidae|

* Claudius
* †Hoplochelys
* Kinosternon
* Staurotypus
* Sternotherus

Testudinoidea|

| Emydidae|

* Chrysemys
* Clemmys
* Deirochelys
* Emys
* Actinemys
* Emydoidea
* Glyptemys
* Graptemys
* Malaclemys
* Pseudemys
* Terrapene
* Trachemys

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Geoemydidae|

* Batagur
* †Banhxeochelys
* Cuora
* Cyclemys
* Geoclemys
* Geoemyda
* Hardella
* Heosemys
* Leucocephalon
* Malayemys
* Mauremys
* Melanochelys
* Morenia
* Notochelys
* Orlitia
* Pangshura
* Rhinoclemmys
* Sacalia
* Siebenrockiella
* Vijayachelys

Platysternidae|

* Platysternon

Tortoises|

* Aldabrachelys
* Astrochelys
* Centrochelys
* Chelonoidis
* Chersina
* Cylindraspis
* Geochelone
* Gopherus
* †Hadrianus
* †Hesperotestudo
* Homopus
* Indotestudo
* Kinixys
* Malacochersus
* Manouria
* †Megalochelys
* Psammobates
* Pyxis
* †Solitudo
* Stigmochelys
* †Stylemys
* Testudo

Trionychia|

| Carettochelyidae|

* †Allaeochelys
* †Anosteira
* Carettochelys

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Trionychidae|

* Amyda
* Apalone
* †Axestemys
* Chitra
* Cyclanorbis
* Cycloderma
* †Drazinderetes
* Dogania
* †Gilmoremys
* †Hutchemys
* †Khunnuchelys
* Lissemys
* Nilssonia
* Palea
* †Palaeoamyda
* Pelochelys
* Pelodiscus
* Rafetus
* Trionyx

* †Basilochelys
* †Sinaspideretes

†Baenoidea|

| †Baenidae|

* †Arvinachelys
* †Baena
* †Cedrobaena
* †Chisternon
* †Denazinemys
* †Gamerabaena
* †Neurankylus
* †Palatobaena
* †Peckemys
* †Plesiobaena

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†Pleurosternidae|

* †Dinochelys
* †Dorsetochelys
* †Glyptops
* †Pleurosternon
* †Selenemys

| Chelydridae|

* †Acherontemys
* Chelydra
* †Chelydrops
* †Chelydropsis
* †Emarginachelys
* †Macrocephalochelys
* Macrochelys
* †Planiplastron
* †Protochelydra

|

†Eurysternidae|

* †Achelonia
* †Chelonides
* †Eurysternum
* †Hydropelta
* †Idiochelys
* †Palaeomedusa
* †Parachelys

†Macrobaenidae|

* †Anatolemys
* †Aurorachelys
* †Kirgizemys
* †Osteopygis
* †Yakemys

†Nanhsiungchelyidae|

* †Anomalochelys
* †Basilemys
* †Jiangxichelys

†Protostegidae|

* †Archelon
* †Atlantochelys
* †Atlantochelys
* †Calcarichelys
* †Cratochelone
* †Desmatochelys
* †Iserosaurus
* †Notochelone
* †Ocepechelon
* †Pneumatoarthrus
* †Protostega
* †Rhinochelys
* †Santanachelys
* †Terlinguachelys

†Sinemydidae|

* †Jeholochelys
* †Liaochelys
* †Manchurochelys
* †Ordosemys
* †Sinemys

†Thalassemydidae|

* †Neusticemys
* †Palaeomedusa
* †Thalassemys

* †Adocus
* †Angolachelys
* †Argillochelys
* †Bashuchelys
* †Brodiechelys
* †Ctenochelys
* †Compsemys
* †Hoyasemys
* †Larachelus
* †Leyvachelys
* †Plesiochelys
* †Toxochelys
* †Uluops
* †Xinjiangchelys

Pleurodira|

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| †Araripemydidae|

* †Araripemys

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†Bothremydidae|

* †Araiochelys
* †Arenila
* †Azabbaremys
* †Bothremys
* †Cearachelys
* †Chedighaii
* †Chupacabrachelys
* †Eotaphrosphys
* †Foxemys
* †Galianemys
* †Ilatardia
* †Inaechelys
* †Itapecuruemys
* †Jainemys
* †Kinkonychelys
* †Kurmademys
* †Labrostochelys
* †Nigeremys
* †Phosphatochelys
* †Polysternon
* †Puentemys
* †Rosasia
* †Rhothonemys
* †Sankuchemys
* †Taphrosphys
* †Ummulisani
* †Zolhafah

Chelidae|

* Acanthochelys
* Chelodina
* Chelus
* Elseya
* Elusor
* Emydura
* Hydromedusa
* †Lomalatachelys
* Mesoclemmys
* Myuchelys
* Phrynops
* Platemys
* †Prochelidella
* Pseudemydura
* Rheodytes
* Rhinemys
* †Yaminuechelys

Pelomedusidae|

* Pelomedusa
* Pelusios

Podocnemididae|

* †Albertwoodemys
* †Bauruemys
* †Brontochelys
* †Caninemys
* †Carbonemys
* †Cerrejonemys
* †Cordichelys
* Erymnochelys
* †Lapparentemys
* †Latentemys
* Peltocephalus
* Podocnemis
* †Stupendemys

†Sahonachelyidae|

* †Sahonachelys
* †Sokatra

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* †Caribemys
* †Caririemys
* †Chubutemys
* †Hispaniachelys
* †Tacuarembemys

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* Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on Turtles of the World 2017 Update: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status. † = extinct.

* See also List of Testudines families

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q1054263
* GBIF: 2443340
* IRMNG: 10779770
* NCBI: 176198
* Species+: 4114

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