River turtle - Kawagame

Japanese: カワガメ - かわがめ
River turtle - Kawagame

...There are about 182 species distributed throughout the world except Oceania, and they are classified into 9 to 10 families. The Central American river turtle Dermatemys mawi has a carapace length of about 60 cm and forms a family of its own, but it is a primitive species and is thought to be the ancestor of the bog turtles. The bog turtle family Emydidae is a large group that includes the most common species such as the Japanese pond turtle and the red-eared slider, and about 87 species are distributed widely around the world except Australia and parts of Africa. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "river turtles" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…オセアニアを除く世界中に182種ほどが分布し,9~10科に分類されている。中央アメリカ産のカワガメDermatemys mawiは甲長約60cm,1種で1科を形成するが,原始的な種類で,ヌマガメ類の祖先型と考えられている。ヌマガメ科Emydidaeはイシガメ,アカミミガメなどもっともふつうな種類を含む大きなグループで,約87種がオーストラリアとアフリカの一部を除く世界の各地に広く分布する。…

※「カワガメ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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