Chelonian Checklist 1 Checklist of Chelonians of the World Compiled by UWE FRITZ and PETER HAVAŠ at the request of the CITES Nomenclature Committee and the German Agency for Nature Conservation Funded by German Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and Museum of Zoology Dresden 2006 Chelonian Checklist 2 Comparison of nomenclature of turtle and tortoise species currently listed under CITES with regard to the proposed new taxonomic reference of FRITZ & HAVAŠ 2006 compiled by the Co-Chair (fauna) of the CITES Nomenclature Committee Writing colour in species column refer to CITES appendices that taxa are listed in (Appendix I red, Appendix II green, Appendix III blue) Changes with regard to the proposed new reference are marked by a grey background Current valid names Names according to FRITZ & HAVAŠ 2006 Family Species Family Species Types of Change & Comments Dermatemydidae Dermatemys mawii Dermatemydidae Dermatemys mawii Platysternidae Platysternon megacephalum Platysternidae Platysternon megacephalum Emydidae Annamemys annamensis Geoemydidae Mauremys annamensis Family & Generic Change Emydidae Batagur baska Geoemydidae Batagur baska Family Change Emydidae Callagur borneoensis Geoemydidae Callagur borneoensis Emydidae Chinemys megalocephala Geoemydidae Mauremys megalocephala Family & Generic Change Emydidae Chinemys nigricans Geoemydidae Mauremys nigricans Family & Generic Change Emydidae Chinemys reevesii Geoemydidae Mauremys reevesii Family & Generic Change Emydidae Clemmys insculpta Emydidae Glyptemys insculpta Generic Change Emydidae Clemmys muhlenbergii Emydidae Glyptemys muhlenbergii Generic Change Emydidae Cuora spp. [current species see Geoemydidae Cuora spp. [current species see Family Change below] below] Emydidae Cuora amboinensis Geoemydidae Cuora amboinensis Family Change Emydidae Cuora aurocapitata Geoemydidae Cuora aurocapitata Family Change Emydidae Cuora flavomarginata Geoemydidae Cuora flavomarginata Family Change Emydidae Cuora galbinifrons Geoemydidae Cuora galbinifrons Family Change Emydidae Cuora mccordi Geoemydidae Cuora mccordi Family Change Emydidae Cuora pani Geoemydidae Cuora pani Family Change Emydidae Cuora trifasciata Geoemydidae Cuora trifasciata Family Change Emydidae Cuora yunnanensis Geoemydidae Cuora yunnanensis Family Change Emydidae Cuora zhoui Geoemydidae Cuora zhoui Family Change Emydidae Geoclemys hamiltonii Geoemydidae Geoclemys hamiltonii Family Change Emydidae Geoemyda spengleri Geoemydidae Geoemyda spengleri Family Change Geoemyda japonica japonica split from spengleri Emydidae Graptemys spp. [current species Emydidae Graptemys spp. [current species see below] see below] Emydidae Graptemys babouri Emydidae Graptemys babouri Emydidae Graptemys caglei Emydidae Graptemys caglei Emydidae Graptemys ernsti Emydidae Graptemys ernsti Chelonian Checklist 3 Current valid names Names according to FRITZ & HAVAŠ 2006 Family Species Family Species Types of Change & Comments Emydidae Graptemys flavimaculata Emydidae Graptemys flavimaculata Emydidae Graptemys geographica Emydidae Graptemys geographica Emydidae Graptemys gibbonsi Emydidae Graptemys gibbonsi Emydidae Graptemys nigrinoda Emydidae Graptemys nigrinoda Emydidae Graptemys oculifera Emydidae Graptemys oculifera Emydidae Graptemys ouachitensis Emydidae Graptemys ouachitensis Emydidae Graptemys pseudogeographica Emydidae Graptemys pseudogeographica Emydidae Graptemys pulchra Emydidae Graptemys pulchra Emydidae Graptemys versa Emydidae Graptemys versa Emydidae Heosemys depressa Geoemydidae Heosemys depressa Family Change Emydidae Heosemys grandis Geoemydidae Heosemys grandis Family Change Emydidae Heosemys leytensis Geoemydidae Siebenrockiella leytensis Family & Generic Change Emydidae Heosemys spinosa Geoemydidae Heosemys spinosa Family Change Emydidae Hieremys annandalii Geoemydidae Heosemys annandalii Family & Generic Change Emydidae Kachuga spp. (Except the Geoemydidae Kachuga spp. (Except the Family Change species included in Appendix I) species included in Appendix I) [current species of Kachuga see [current species of Kachuga see below] below] Emydidae Kachuga dhongoka Geoemydidae Kachuga dhongoka Family Change Emydidae Kachuga kachuga Geoemydidae Kachuga kachuga Family Change Emydidae Kachuga smithii Geoemydidae Pangshura smithii Family & Generic Change Emydidae Kachuga sylhetensis Geoemydidae Pangshura sylhetensis Family & Generic Change Emydidae Kachuga tecta Geoemydidae Pangshura tecta Family & Generic Change Emydidae Kachuga tentoria Geoemydidae Pangshura tentoria Family & Generic Change Emydidae Kachuga trivittata Geoemydidae Kachuga trivittata Family Change Emydidae Leucocephalon yuwonoi Geoemydidae Leucocephalon yuwonoi Family Change Emydidae Malayemys subtrijuga Geoemydidae Malayemys subtrijuga Family Change Malayemys macrocephala macrocephala split from subtrijuga Emydidae Mauremys iversoni Geoemydidae Cuora trifasciata x Mauremys Family Change mutica Hybrid species Emydidae Mauremys mutica Geoemydidae Mauremys mutica Family Change Emydidae Mauremys pritchardi Geoemydidae Mauremys mutica x Mauremys Family Change reevesii Hybrid species Emydidae Melanochelys tricarinata Geoemydidae Melanochelys tricarinata Family Change Emydidae Morenia ocellata Geoemydidae Morenia ocellata Family Change Emydidae Notochelys platynota Geoemydidae Notochelys platynota Family Change Emydidae Ocadia glyphistoma Geoemydidae Mauremys (formerly Ocadia) Family Change sinensis x Mauremys cf. Species Hybrid Chelonian Checklist 4 Current valid names Names according to FRITZ & HAVAŠ 2006 Family Species Family Species Types of Change & Comments annamensis Emydidae Ocadia philippeni Geoemydidae Mauremys (formerly Ocadia) Family Change sinensis x Cuora trifasciata Species Hybrid Emydidae Ocadia sinensis Geoemydidae Mauremys sinensis Family and Generic Change Emydidae Orlitia borneensis Geoemydidae Orlitia borneensis Family Change Emydidae Pyxidea mouhotii Geoemydidae Cuora mouhotii Family and Generic Change Emydidae Sacalia bealei Geoemydidae Sacalia bealei Family Change Emydidae Sacalia pseudocellata Geoemydidae Cuora trifasciata x Sacalia Family Change quadriocellata Species Hybrid Emydidae Sacalia quadriocellata Geoemydidae Sacalia quadriocellata Family Change Emydidae Siebenrockiella crassicollis Geoemydidae Siebenrockiella crassicollis Family Change Emydidae Terrapene spp. (Except the Emydidae Terrapene spp. (Except the species included in Appendix I) species included in Appendix I) [current species of Terrapene [current species of Terrapene see below] see below] Emydidae Terrapene carolina Emydidae Terrapene carolina Emydidae Terrapene coahuila Emydidae Terrapene coahuila Emydidae Terrapene nelsoni Emydidae Terrapene nelsoni Emydidae Terrapene ornata Emydidae Terrapene ornata Testudinidae Testudinidae spp. (Except the Testudinidae Testudinidae spp. (Except the species included in Appendix I) species included in Appendix I) [current species of Testudinidae [current species of Testudinidae see below] see below] Testudinidae Chersina angulata Testudinidae Chersina angulata Testudinidae Geochelone carbonaria Testudinidae Chelonoidis carbonaria Generic change Testudinidae Geochelone chilensis Testudinidae Chelonoidis chilensis Generic change Testudinidae Geochelone denticulata Testudinidae Chelonoidis denticulata Generic change Testudinidae Geochelone elegans Testudinidae Geochelone elegans Testudinidae Geochelone gigantea Testudinidae Aldabrachelys gigantea Generic change Testudinidae Geochelone nigra Testudinidae Chelonoidis nigra Generic change Testudinidae Geochelone pardalis Testudinidae Stigmochelys pardalis Generic change Testudinidae Geochelone platynota Testudinidae Geochelone platynota Testudinidae Geochelone radiata Testudinidae Astrochelys radiata Generic change Testudinidae Geochelone sulcata Testudinidae Geochelone sulcata Testudinidae Geochelone yniphora Testudinidae Astrochelys yniphora Generic change Testudinidae Gopherus agassizii Testudinidae Gopherus agassizii Testudinidae Gopherus berlandieri Testudinidae Gopherus berlandieri Testudinidae Gopherus flavomarginatus Testudinidae Gopherus flavomarginatus Chelonian Checklist 5 Current valid names Names according to FRITZ & HAVAŠ 2006 Family Species Family Species Types of Change & Comments Testudinidae Gopherus polyphemus Testudinidae Gopherus polyphemus Testudinidae Homopus areolatus Testudinidae Homopus areolatus Testudinidae Homopus boulengeri Testudinidae Homopus boulengeri Testudinidae Homopus femoralis Testudinidae Homopus femoralis Testudinidae Homopus signatus Testudinidae Homopus signatus Testudinidae Indotestudo elongata Testudinidae Indotestudo elongata Testudinidae Indotestudo forstenii Testudinidae Indotestudo forstenii Testudinidae Indotestudo travancorica Split from forstenii Testudinidae Kinixys belliana Testudinidae Kinixys belliana Testudinidae Kinixys lobatsiana Split from belliana Testudinidae Kinixys spekii Split from belliana Testudinidae Kinixys erosa Testudinidae Kinixys erosa Testudinidae Kinixys homeana Testudinidae Kinixys homeana Testudinidae Kinixys natalensis Testudinidae Kinixys natalensis Testudinidae Malacochersus tornieri Testudinidae Malacochersus tornieri Testudinidae Manouria emys Testudinidae Manouria emys Testudinidae Manouria impressa Testudinidae Manouria impressa Testudinidae Psammobates geometricus Testudinidae Psammobates geometricus Testudinidae Psammobates oculiferus Testudinidae Psammobates oculiferus Change in Spelling Testudinidae Psammobates tentorius Testudinidae Psammobates tentorius Testudinidae Pyxis