Chinese broad-headed pond turtle

Chinese broad-headed pond turtle
Chinese Broad-headed Pond Turtle
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Bataguridae
Genus: Chinemys
Species: C. megalocephala
Binomial name
Chinemys megalocephala
Fang, 1934

The Chinese broad-headed pond turtle (Chinemys megalocephala) is a species of turtle in the Bataguridae family. It is endemic to China.

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