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Manouria emys
(Schlegel & Müller, 1840)
- Asian giant tortoise
(reptile)
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Entity:
Manouria (Genus)
..Manouria impressa (Species) - impressed tortoise
..Manouria emys (Species) - Asian giant tortoise
....Manouria emys emys (Subspecies) - Asian brown giant tortoise
....Manouria emys phayrei (Subspecies) - Burmese black giant tortoise
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
(H. Schlegel & S. Müller,
in
C.J. Temminck (ed.), [1840])
Original name
:
Schlegel, H. & Müller, S. [1840-1845].
In
C.J. Temminck (ed.),
Verh. Nat. Ges. Ned. Overz. Bezitt.
Zool.
(2, 12). Leiden
: 30, 34, pl. 4.
Original rank
:
loc. cit.
Subsequent generic combination
:
Types
Type of
:
Manouria
(Genus)
Gray, 1854
Ref:
P. Uetz et al. (eds.), 2016
: 16 Aug 2016.
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Manouria emys emys
(Schlegel & Müller, 1840)
Ref:
Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P.P., Iverson, J.B., Rhodin, A.G.J., Shaffer, H.B. & Bour, R.], 2014
: 404.
[inferred]
Combinations
Different combination
:
Testudo emys
Schlegel & Müller, 1840
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Geochelone emys
Pritchard, 1967
Ref:
PBDB
: 12 Oct 2018.
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
Asian giant tortoise
Ref:
P.P. van Dijk et al., 2014
: 404.
:
Asian brown tortoise
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