NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Melanochelys
  Subfamily - Geoemydinae
  Family - Geoemydidae
  Superfamily - Testudinoidea
  Suborder - Cryptodira
  Order - Testudines
  Class - Reptilia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Melanochelys trijuga trijuga
      Subspecies - Melanochelys trijuga coronata
      Subspecies - Melanochelys trijuga edeniana
      Subspecies - Melanochelys trijuga indopeninsularis
      Subspecies - Melanochelys trijuga parkeri
      Subspecies - Melanochelys trijuga thermalis