- Philippen's striped turtle
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Philippen's striped turtle Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Geoemydidae Genus: "Ocadia" Species: "O". philippeni Binomial name "Ocadia" × philippeni
(McCord & Iverson, 1992)Philippen's striped turtle, "Ocadia" philippeni, has recently shown to be an intergeneric hybrid (Stuart & Parham, 2006) between a male Mauremys sinensis and a female Cuora trifasciata.
Known only from a handful of specimens (mainly the type series), said to originate from Hainan but all acquired from a pet trader in Hong Kong.
References
- James Ford Parham, W. Brian Simison, Kenneth H. Kozak, Chris R. Feldman & Haitao Shi (2001). "New Chinese turtles: endangered or invalid? A reassessment of two species using mitochondrial DNA, allozyme electrophoresis and known-locality specimens". Animal Conservation 4 (4): 357–367. doi:10.1017/S1367943001001421. "Erratum". Animal Conservation 5 (1): 86. doi:10.1017/S1367943002001117.
Turtle hybridisation Chinese false-eyed turtle · Cuora serrata · Fujian pond turtle · Mauremys pritchardi · Ocadia glyphistoma · Philippen's striped turtle · Yellow-eared sliderOrder Testudines (turtles) Suborder SuperfamilySubfamilyCryptodira Caretta · Chelonia · Eretmochelys · Lepidochelys · NatatorDermochelysDermatemydidaeDermatemysStaurotypinaeBatagur · Cuora · Cyclemys · Geoclemys · Geoemyda · Hardella · Heosemys · Leucocephalon · Malayemys · Mauremys · Melanochelys · Morenia · Notochelys · Orlitia · Pangshura · Rhinoclemmys · Sacalia · Siebenrockiella · VijayachelysAldabrachelys · Astrochelys · Chelonoidis · Chersina · Cylindraspis · Geochelone · Gopherus · Homopus · Indotestudo · Kinixys · Malacochersus · Manouria · Psammobates · Pyxis · Stigmochelys · TestudoTrionychiaCarettochelyidaeCarettochelysTrionychinaePleurodira ChelidinaeChelodininaeHydromedusinaePhylogenetic arrangement based on turtles of the world 2010 update: annotated checklist. Extinct turtles not included.
See also List of Testudines families
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