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Original
Description |
Siebenrock 1903a : 341 |
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Type
Locality |
"Annam (Phuc-Son)" [= southwest of Tourane (= Da Nang), central Annam, Vietnam] |
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Holotype |
NMW 23394 |
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Original name |
Cyclemys annamensis |
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Common
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Annam Leaf Turtle |
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Distribution |
Known only from central Vietnam |
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Comments |
The synonymy of this taxon with Mauremys (= Chinemys) nigricans (actually Mauremys mutica) by McDowell (1964) was incorrect according to Pritchard (1979) and Iverson and McCord (1989). McDowell apparently considered only juveniles; the adults of M. mutica and A. annamensis are distinctly different (Iverson, unpublished), although apparently closely related. Reviewed by Smith (1931; as Cyclemys annamensis), Bourret (1941; as Cyclemys annamensis and Annamemys merkleni) and Savage (1953). |
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