NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Brown Tortoise
Manouria emys (Schlegel & Müller, 1844)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Asian forest tortoise (Manouria emys) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia. It is believed to be among the most primitive of living tortoises, based on molecular and morphological studies.
Wikipedia contributors, Asian forest tortoise; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:08:42.133275+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Manouria emys (Schlegel & Müller, 1844)
- Name authority
- (Schlegel & Müller, 1844)
- Common name
- Brown Tortoise
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Testudines
- Family
- Testudinidae
- Genus
- Manouria
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderTestudines Batsch, 1788
- suborderCryptodira
- superfamilyTestudinoidea
- familyTestudinidae
- genusManouria
- speciesManouria emys (Schlegel & Müller, 1844)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Manouria. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Impressed TortoiseManouria impressa (Günther, 1882) | TestudinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Teleopus luxatus Le Conte, 1854 Le Conte, 1854 | synonym |
| Manouria fusca Gray, 1861 Gray, 1861 | synonym |
| Testudo phayrei Blyth, 1853 Blyth, 1853 | synonym |
| Testudo (Scapia) falconeri Gray, 1869 Gray, 1869 | synonym |
| Testudo emydoides Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1851 Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1851 | synonym |
| Manouria fusca Gray, 1854 Gray, 1854 | synonym |
| Testudo nutapundi Reimann, 1979 Reimann, 1979 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Manouria&species=emys Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3XW2D. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.