Emydinae | |
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Emys orbicularis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
Family: | Emydidae |
Subfamily: | Emydinae McDowell, 1964 |
Genera | |
The Emydinae are a subfamily of turtles in the family Emydidae.
The genera of the Emydinae remain unresolved, with Actinemys and Emydoidea being used in some publications. [1]
Subfamily Emydinae [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All four Emydinae genera are present in this abbreviated cladogram (the species Emys trinacris is not shown). [3] |
Image | Genus | Living species |
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Clemmys Ritgen, 1828 |
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Emys A.M.C. Duméril, 1805 |
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Emydoidea Holbrook, 1838 |
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Actinemys Agassiz, 1857 |
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Glyptemys Agassiz, 1857 | ||
Terrapene Merrem, 1820 |
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