Black pond turtle
Black pond turtle | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
Family: | Geoemydidae |
Subfamily: | Geoemydinae |
Genus: | Geoclemys |
Species: | G. hamiltonii
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Binomial name | |
Geoclemys hamiltonii (Gray, 1831)
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Synonyms[3] | |
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The black pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii), also known commonly as the spotted pond turtle and the Indian spotted turtle, is a species of freshwater turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species, which is endemic to South Asia,[4] belongs to the monotypic genus Geoclemys.
Etymology
The specific name, hamiltonii, is in honor of Scottish botanist and ichthyologist Francis Hamilton.[5]
Description
G. hamiltonii is mainly black with small yellowish or white spots, and a much-elevated
Maximum straight carapace length is 41 cm (16 in).[7]
Diet
G. hamiltonii preys predominately upon snails, but also eats dragonfly larvae, other insects, freshwater crustaceans, and other animal and vegetable food items.[1]
Reproduction
G. hamiltonii is oviparous.[8]
Each female lays two clutches per year. Clutch size is 12–36 eggs, and the second clutch is usually smaller than the first. Each hatchling has a straight carapace length of about 37 mm (1.5 in).[1]
Geographic range
G. hamiltonii is found in southern
References
- ^ . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ISSN 1864-5755.
- ^ Chelonia.org
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Geoclemys hamiltonii, p. 114).
- ^ Boulenger GA (1890). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Damonia hamiltonii, p. 34).
- ^ Das (2002).
- ^ Species Geoclemys hamiltonii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- ISBN 0-88359-056-5. (Geoclemys hamiltonii, p. 125).
- Gray JE (1831). Synopsis Reptilium or Short Descriptions of the Species of Reptiles. Part I: Cataphracta, Tortoises, Crocodiles, and Enaliosaurians. London: Treuttel, Wurz & Co. 85 pp. (Emys hamiltonii, new species, pp. 21, 72).
- Khan, Mohammad Ali Reza (1982). "Chelonians of Bangladesh and their conservation". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 79 (1): 110–116 + Plates I–II. (Geoclemys hamiltoni, p. 113).
- Murray JA (1884). "Additions to the reptilian fauna of Sind". Annals and Magazine Natural History, Fifth Series 14: 106–111.
- Philippen H-D (2004). "Geoclemys hamiltonii (Gray 1831) - Strahlen-Dreikielschildkröte ". Reptilia (Münster) 9 (5): 51–54. (in German).
- Smith MA (1931). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. I.—Loricata, Testudines. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xxviii + 185 pp. + Plates I–II. (Geoclemys hamiltoni, pp. 111–112 + Plate I, figure 6).