Mauremys mutica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Testudinoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Division: Pan-Testudines Division: Testudinata Ordo: Testudines Subordo: Cryptodira Superfamilia: Testudinoidea

Familia: Geoemydidae
Subfamilia: Geoemydinae
Genus: Mauremys
Species: Mauremys mutica
Subspecies: M. m. kami – M. m. mutica

Name

Mauremys mutica (Cantor, 1842)

Holotype: BMNH 1947.3.34.

Type locality: “Chusan” (= Zhousan) Island, Zhejiang (= Chekiang) Province, China.

Mentions

Emys muticus Cantor 1842
Emys mutica Gray 1844
Emys nigricans Gray 1855 (part.)
Clemmys nigricans - Strauch 1862
Damonia nigricans - Gray 1870 (part.)
Damonia mutica - Boulenger 1889
Clemmys schmackeri Boettger 1894
Geoclemmys mutica - Siebenrock 1909
Clemmys mutica - Siebenrock 1910
Cathaiemys mutica - Lindholm 1932
Annamemys grochovskiae Tien 1957
Annamemys groeliovskiae Battersby 1960 (ex errore)
Mauremys mutica - Mcdowell 1964
Mauremys nigricans - Wermuth & Mertens 1977
Mauremys mutica - Iverson & Mccord 1989
Clemmys guangxiensis Qin 1991 (part.)
Mauremys iversoni Pritchard & Mccord 1991 (part.)
Clemmys mutica — Xiangkui 1994
Mauremys pritchardi Mccord 1997 (part.)
Mauremys mutica — Ziegler 2002: 142
Mauremys mutica — Obst 2003: 17
Mauremys guangxiensis — Obst 2003: 17
Mauremys mutica — Goris & Maeda 2004
Mauremys guangxiensis — Zhou & Li 2007

References

Primary references

Cantor, T. 1842: General features of Chusan, with remarks on the flora and fauna of that island [part 3]. Annals and magazine of natural history, (1)9: 481–493

Additional references

Chen, Ye; Zhao, Bo; Sun, Bao-Jun; Wang, Yong; Du, Wei-Guo, 2011: Between-population variation in body size and growth rate of hatchling Asian yellow pond turtles, Mauremys mutica, The Herpetological journal, 21(2): 113–116. Preview.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Mauremys mutica. The Reptile Database.
IUCN: Mauremys mutica (Critically Endangered)

Vernacular names

čeština: Želva krátkonosá
Deutsch: Dreikiel-Wasserschildkröte, Chinesische Sumpfschildkröte, Gelbe Sumpfschildkröte
English: Asian Yellow Pond Turtle
日本語: ミナミイシガメ
中文: 黄喉拟水龟