Chinese broad-headed pond turtle

Chinese broad-headed pond turtle
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Geoemydidae
Genus:	Mauremys
Species:	M. megalocephala
Binomial name
	Mauremys megalocephala; (Spinks et al., 2004)
Synonyms[2]
	Chinemys megalocephala (Fang, 1934); Chinemys macrocephala (Bourret, 1941) (ex errore); Chinemys megacephala (Gurley, 2003) (ex errore);

The Chinese broad-headed pond turtle (Mauremys megalocephala) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. It is endemic to China.

References

Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Chinemys megalocephala. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 July 2007.
Fritz Uwe; Peter Havaš (2007). "Checklist of Chelonians of the World" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 57 (2): 231. ISSN 1864-5755. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 29 May 2012.

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