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Mauremys japonica

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Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Habitat and Ecology

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	TESTUDINES	GEOEMYDIDAE

Scientific Name:	Mauremys japonica
Species Authority:	(Temminck & Schlegel, 1835)
Synonym/s:	Emys vulgaris Temminck & Schlegel, 1835

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Lower Risk/near threatened ver 2.3
Year Published:	2000
Assessor/s:	Asian Turtle Trade Working Group
Reviewer/s:	Buhlmann, K., Rhodin, A. & van Dijk, P.P. (Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Red List Authority)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:	Native: Japan
Range Map:	Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems:

Terrestrial; Freshwater

Citation:	Asian Turtle Trade Working Group 2000. Mauremys japonica. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2012.
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