Clemmys
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Clemmys insculpta |
Clemmys is a genus of turtle, comprised of four North American species, including the wood turtle (C. insculpta), the spotted turtle (C. guttata), the bog turtle (C. muhlenbergii), and the western pond turtle (C.marmorata).
"Clemmys guangxiensis" is a composite taxon described from specimens of Mauremys mutica and the natural hybrid "Mauremys" × iversoni (Parham et al. 2001).
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- Parham, James Ford; Simison, W. Brian; Kozak, Kenneth H.; Feldman, Chris R. & Shi, Haitao (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. HTML abstract
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