Chinese broad-headed pond turtle

The Chinese broad-headed pond turtle (Mauremys megalocephala) is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. It is endemic to China.

Chinese broad-headed pond turtle
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Geoemydidae
Genus:	Mauremys
Species:	M. megalocephala
Binomial name
Mauremys megalocephala (Spinks et al., 2004)
Synonyms[2]
Chinemys megalocephala (Fang, 1934) Chinemys macrocephala (Bourret, 1941) (ex errore) Chinemys megacephala (Gurley, 2003) (ex errore)

The species may be a synonym of the Reeve's turtle, having simply been described from Reeve's turtles with megacephaly, a condition associated with much larger and broader heads.^[3]