Emydinae
The Emydinae are a subfamily of turtles in the family Emydidae.
Emydinae | |
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Emys orbicularis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
Family: | Emydidae |
Subfamily: | Emydinae McDowell, 1964 |
Genera | |
Classification
The genera of the Emydinae remain unresolved, with Actinemys and Emydoidea being used in some publications.[1]
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All four Emydinae genera are present in this abbreviated cladogram (the species Emys trinacris is not shown).[3] |
Species
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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References
- Rhodin 2010, pp. 000.138–000.139
- Bickham 2007, p. 81
- Bickham 2007, p. 82
- Bibliography
- Bickham, John; Parham, James; Philippen, Hans-Dieter; Rhodin, Andres; Shaffer, Bradley; Spinks, Phillip; Van Dijk, Peter Paul (2007). "Turtle Taxonomy: Methodology, Recommendations, and Guidelines" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs: 73–84. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
- Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
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