EMYSystem Genus Page: Dermatemys
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OrderOrder Testudines (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
FamilyFamily Dermatemydidae (River Turtles)
SubfamilySubfamily no_subfamily ()
GenusGenus Dermatemys (Central American River Turtles)
Species
range of genus Dermatemys
approximate range
D. mawii
 
Original Description Gray 1847 : 55
Common name Central American River Turtles
Distribution As for the single species
Comments Reviewed by Smith and Smith (1979) and Iverson and Mittermeier (1980).
 
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