Basilemys praeclara Hay 1911 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Nanhsiungchelyidae

Alternative combination: Basilemys praeclarus

Belongs to Basilemys according to I. G. Danilov et al. 2013

See also Hay 1930 and Joyce and Norell 2005

Sister taxa: Basilemys gaffneyi, Basilemys imbricarius, Basilemys morrinensis, Basilemys nobilis, Basilemys ogmius, Basilemys sinuosa, Basilemys variolosa

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Basilemys praeclara in the database

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