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Malayan flat-shelled turtle, the Glossary

Index Malayan flat-shelled turtle

The Malayan flat-shelled turtle (Notochelys platynota) is a species of turtle found in Southeast Asia.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 7 relations: Glossary of scientific naming, John Edward Gray, Malay Archipelago, Nomen nudum, Southeast Asia, Species, Turtle.

  2. Notochelys
  3. Reptiles described in 1834
  4. Turtles of Asia

Glossary of scientific naming

This is a list of terms and symbols used in scientific names for organisms, and in describing the names.

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John Edward Gray

John Edward Gray (12 February 1800 – 7 March 1875) was a British zoologist.

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Malay Archipelago

The Malay Archipelago is the archipelago between Mainland Southeast Asia and Australia, and is also called Insulindia or the Indo-Australian Archipelago.

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Nomen nudum

In taxonomy, a nomen nudum ('naked name'; plural nomina nuda) is a designation which looks exactly like a scientific name of an organism, and may have originally been intended to be one, but it has not been published with an adequate description.

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Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia is the geographical southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Australian mainland, which is part of Oceania.

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Species

A species (species) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction.

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Turtle

Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs.

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See also

Notochelys

  • Malayan flat-shelled turtle

Reptiles described in 1834

Turtles of Asia

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malayan_flat-shelled_turtle

Also known as Cyclemys platynota, Emys platynota, Notochelys, Notochelys platynota.