Cyclemys gemeli

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Archelosauria
Division: Pan-Testudines
Division: Testudinata
Ordo: Testudines
Subordo: Cryptodira
Superfamilia: Testudinoidea

Familia: Geoemydidae
Subfamilia: Geoemydinae
Genus: Cyclemys
Species: Cyclemys gemeli
Name

Cyclemys gemeli Fritz, Guicking, Auer, Sommer, Wink & Hundsdoerfer, 2008
References

Fritz, U., Guicking, D., Auer, M., Sommer, R.S., Wink, M. & Hundsdoerfer, A.K. 2008. Diversity of the southeast Asian leaf turtle genus Cyclemys: how many leaves on its tree of life? Zoologica scripta 37(4): 367–390. DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00332.x Reference page.
Praschag, P.; Hundsdoerfer, A.K.; Fritz, U. 2009: Further specimens and phylogenetic position of the recently described leaf turtle species Cyclemys gemeli (Testudines: Geoemydidae). Zootaxa, 2008: 29–37. PDF

Vernacular names
čeština: Želva Gelemova
English: Assam leaf turtle

The Assam leaf turtle (Cyclemys gemeli) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae.[1][3][4] The species is native to India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh.[1]
Etymology

The specific name, gemeli, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Richard Gemel (born 1948).[4][5]
Description

The carapace of C. gemeli lacks patterns in adults. It is elongated and relatively flat, with nearly parallel sides. The plastron is unpatterned and dark brown. The head is brown, and the throat and neck are uniformly dark. The bridge is also dark brown.[6][7]
Geographic range

The Assam leaf turtle can be found in northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan,[1][4] and Bangladesh.[1] Its geographic range may extend into Myanmar.[1]
Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. gemeli are freshwater wetlands and forest.[1]
Reproduction

C. gemeli reaches sexual maturity at around five years of age.[1] Like all turtles, it is oviparous.[4]
See also

Cyclemys

References

Praschag, P.; Ahmed, M.F. (2021). "Cyclemys gemeli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T170507A1315452. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T170507A1315452.en. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
"Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (Rhodin AGJ, van Dijk PP, Iverson JB, Shaffer HB) (2010). "Turtles of the world, 2010 update: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status". In: Rhodin AGJ, Pritchard PCH, van Dijk PP, Saumure RA, Buhlmann KA, Iverson JB, Mittermeier RA (editors) (2010). "Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group". Chelonian Research Monographs (5): 000.85–000.164, doi:10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v3.2010
Cyclemys gemeli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 May 2022.
Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cyclemys gemeli, p. 99).
Fritz, U.; Guicking, D.; Auer, M.; Sommer, R.S.; Wink, M.; Hundsdörfer, A.K. (2008). "Diversity of the Southeast Asian leaf turtle genus Cyclemys: how many leaves on its tree of life?" (PDF). Zoologica Scripta. 37 (4): 367–390. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00332.x. (Cyclemys gemeli, new species).
Praschag, Peter; Hundsdörfer, Anna K.; Fritz, Uwe (2009). "Further specimens and phylogenetic position of the recently described leaf turtle species Cyclemys gemeli (Testudines: Geoemydidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 29 (37): 29–37. Retrieved March 29, 2011.