🦋 Identification Guide

How to Identify Geoemydidae

Q: How do you identify Geoemydidae?

Geoemydidae animals belong to the null order in the Animalia kingdom. indopeninsularis have distinct pink spots. Use the iNature app for instant AI-powered identification in the field.

27 species · Animalia · Order

Geoemydidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order , class Testudines. The family contains 27 accepted species worldwide.

Key Identification Features

indopeninsularis have distinct pink spots.
Juveniles have a grayish-green carapace with three distinctive ridges.

For instant identification in the field, use the iNature app — AI-powered, works offline.

Representative Geoemydidae Species

Pangshura tentoria (Gray, 1834)

Pangshura tentoria is a small South Asian river turtle with three recognized sub…

Melanochelys trijuga (Schweigger, 1812)

Melanochelys trijuga, the Indian black turtle, is an omnivorous freshwater turtl…

Mauremys reevesii (Gray, 1831)

Mauremys reevesii, or Reeve's turtle, is a semiaquatic turtle native to China an…

Mauremys sinensis (Gray, 1834)

Mauremys sinensis, the Chinese stripe-necked turtle, is an aquatic turtle native…

Mauremys japonica (Temminck & Schlegel, 1835)

Mauremys japonica, the Japanese pond turtle, is an endemic Japanese freshwater t…

Heosemys annandalii (Boulenger, 1903)

Heosemys annandalii is a turtle found across parts of Southeast Asia that lives …

Siebenrockiella crassicollis (Gray, 1831)

Siebenrockiella crassicollis, the black marsh turtle, is a small to medium aquat…

Rhinoclemmys punctularia (Daudin, 1801)

The painted wood turtle is a Geoemydidae species that lives across several north…

Cyclemys dentata (Gray, 1831)

Cyclemys dentata, the Asian leaf turtle, is a Southeast Asian turtle common in t…

Rhinoclemmys funerea (Cope, 1875)

Rhinoclemmys funerea, the black wood or black river turtle, is a geoemydid turtl…

Rhinoclemmys rubida (Cope, 1870)

The Mexican spotted wood turtle is an endemic Mexican turtle in Geoemydidae with…

Cuora mouhotii (Gray, 1862)

Cuora mouhotii, the keeled box turtle, is a terrestrial turtle with distinct phy…

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you identify Geoemydidae?

Geoemydidae animals belong to the order in the Animalia kingdom. indopeninsularis have distinct pink spots. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.