Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022.




 



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Genus
Geoemyda

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Black-breasted Leaf Turtles
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Zacken-Erdschildkröten
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Sortbrystede Bladskildpadder
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1834 |  |
Geoemyda Gray (type species: Testudo spengleri Gmelin 1789) |
1856 |  |
Nicoria Gray (type species: Testudo spengleri Gmelin 1789; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |

Contents:
2 species, of which 1 (50.0%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks:
Previously included the genera
Heosemys and
Rhinoclemmys. The relationships of Geoemyda and
Heosemys has been discussed by Lorenz (1984) and Moll, Groombridge & Vijaya (1987).
Distribution:
E. Asia.
Reported from:
China
(Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hainan,
Hunan,
Jiangxi,
Yunnan),
Japan
(Ryukyu Islands:
Okinawa Islands),
Laos,
Vietnam.
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Geoemyda japonica

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Ryukyu Black-breasted Leaf Turtle, Okinawa Black-breasted Leaf Turtle
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Okinawa-Zacken-Erdschildkröte
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Ryukyu-bladskildpadde
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1931 |  |
Geoemyda spengleri japonica Fan |
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Geoemyda japonica Yasukawa, Ota & Hikida 1992 |

Distribution:
Japan
(Ryukyu Islands:
Okinawa Islands).
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Geoemyda spengleri

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Common Black-breasted Leaf Turtle, Black-breasted Hill Turtle
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Chinesische Zacken-Erdschildkröte
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Kinesisk Bladskildpadde
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1789 |  |
Testudo spengleri Gmelin |
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Emys spengleri Schweigger 1812 |
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Geoemyda spengleri Gray 1834 |
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Clemmys spengleri Fitzinger 1835 |
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Nicoria spengleri Gray 1856 |
1804 |  |
Testudo tricarinata Bory [not Testudo tricarinata Retzius 1792] (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
1931 |  |
Geoemyda spengleri sinensis Fan (Fritz & Havas 2006) |

Remarks:
Previously included japonica. Japanese records refer to japonica. Erroneously reported from Indonesia and the Philippines.
Introduced to:
Taiwan.
Distribution:
China
(Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hainan,
Hunan,
Jiangxi,
Yunnan),
Laos,
Vietnam.
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Geoemyda spengleri
© Rune Midtgaard
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