Emydinae

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Emydinae
Emys orbicularis.jpg
Emys orbicularis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Emydidae
Subfamily: Emydinae
McDowell, 1964
Genera

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The Emydinae are a subfamily of turtles in the family Emydidae.

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Classification

The genera of the Emydinae remain unresolved, with Actinemys and Emydoidea being used in some publications. [1]

Subfamily Emydinae [2]
Clemmys

Clemmys guttata

Glyptemys

Glyptemys muhlenbergii

Glyptemys insculpta

Terrapene

Terrapene carolina

Terrapene coahuila

Terrapene ornata

Emys

Emys orbicularis

Emys marmorata

Emys blandingii

All four Emydinae genera are present in this abbreviated cladogram (the species Emys trinacris is not shown). [3]

Species

ImageGenusLiving species
Spotted Turtle - Clemmys guttata.jpg Clemmys Ritgen, 1828
Emys orbicularis 2009 G1.jpg Emys A.M.C. Duméril, 1805
Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) (17812011862).jpg Emydoidea Holbrook, 1838
2009-Western-pond-turtle.jpg Actinemys Agassiz, 1857
WoodTurtle.jpg Glyptemys Agassiz, 1857
Box Turtle, NPSPhoto, R. Cammauf (9254982287).jpg Terrapene Merrem, 1820

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References

  1. Rhodin 2010 , pp. 000.138–000.139
  2. Bickham 2007, p. 81
  3. Bickham 2007, p. 82
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