Taxonavigation

Familia: Emydidae
Subfamilia: Emydinae
Genus: Terrapene
Species (4 + 2†): T. carolina – T. coahuila – †T. corneri – T. nelsoni – T. ornata – †T. putnami – †T. parornata

Name

Terrapene Merrem, 1820

References

• Fritz, U. 2014: On the reclassification of box turtles (Terrapene): A response to Martin et al. (2014). Zootaxa 3835(2): 295–298. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3835.2.10 Reference page. 

• Fritz, U. & Havaš, P. 2013. Order Testudines: 2013 update. Zootaxa 3703(1): 12–14. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.4 . Reference page. 

• Martin, B.T. et al. 2013: Sequence-based molecular phylogenetics and phylogeography of the American box turtles (Terrapene spp.) with support from DNA barcoding. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 68(1): 119–134. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.03.006 Reference page. 

• Martin, B.T. et al. 2014: On the reclassification of the Terrapene (Testudines: Emydidae): A response to Fritz & Havaš. Zootaxa 3835(2): 292–294. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3835.2.9 Reference page. 

• Minx, P. 1996: Phylogenetic relationships among the box turtles, genus Terrapene. Herpetologica 52(4): 584–597. JSTOR Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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