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Mauremys leprosa (Mediterranean pond turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae

Taxonomy
Mauremys leprosa was named by Schweigger (1812). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1812Mauremys leprosa Schweigger
2014Mauremys leprosa van Dijk et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
Pantestudinoidea
superfamilyTestudinoidea
familyGeoemydidaeTheobald 1868
genusMauremysGray 1870
speciesleprosaSchweigger 1812

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Mauremys leprosa Schweigger 1812 [Mediterranean pond turtle]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-26 14:49:00
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:49:00
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 3.60000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Spain Mauremys leprosa (193557 193558)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Morocco Mauremys leprosa (22489)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Mauremys leprosa (122309)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Spain (Valencia) Mauremys leprosa (205290)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Spain (Madrid) Mauremys leprosa (205224)