Chinese pond turtle
Mauremys reevesii, commonly known as the Chinese pond turtle, the Chinese three-keeled pond turtle, or Reeves' turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae, a family which was formerly called Bataguridae. The species is native to East Asia.
| Chinese pond turtle | |
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| Mauremys reevesii in East Timor | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Geoemydidae |
| Genus: | Mauremys |
| Species: | M. reevesii |
| Binomial name | |
| Mauremys reevesii (Gray, 1831) | |
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It is one of the two most commonly found species used for divination that have been recovered from Shang dynasty sites.
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