Manouria | |
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Manouria emys | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
Family: | Testudinidae |
Genus: |
Manouria Gray, 1854 |
Manouria is a genus of tortoises in the family Testudinidae. The genus was erected by John Edward Gray in 1854.
The following five species are recognized as being valid, two of which are extant, [1] and three of which are extinct:
Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Asian forest tortoise | Manouria emys ( Schlegel & S. Müller, 1844) | Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. | |
impressed tortoise | Manouria impressa ( Günther, 1882) | Myanmar, southern China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and Northeast India. |
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Manouria.
Manouria | |
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Manouria emys | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
Family: | Testudinidae |
Genus: |
Manouria Gray, 1854 |
Manouria is a genus of tortoises in the family Testudinidae. The genus was erected by John Edward Gray in 1854.
The following five species are recognized as being valid, two of which are extant, [1] and three of which are extinct:
Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
---|---|---|---|
Asian forest tortoise | Manouria emys ( Schlegel & S. Müller, 1844) | Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. | |
impressed tortoise | Manouria impressa ( Günther, 1882) | Myanmar, southern China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and Northeast India. |
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Manouria.