Taxonavigation

Familia: Emydidae
Subfamilia: Deirochelyinae
Genus: Trachemys
Species: Trachemys venusta
Subspecies: T. v. venusta – T. v. cataspila – T. v. iversoni – T. v. panamensis – T. v. uhrigi

Name

• Trachemys venusta (Gray 1855)
  • Type locality: “Mexico, Honduras and America”, restricted to “Honduras” by Smith & Taylor 1950:31.
  • Holotype: BMNH (fide Smith & Taylor 1950: 31)

References

• Gray, J.E. 1856. Catalogue of Shield Reptiles in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Testudinata (Tortoises). British Museum, London, 79 pp. (1855).
• Smith, H.M., and E.H. Taylor. 1950. Type localities of Mexican reptiles and amphibians. University of Kansas Science Bulletin 33: 313–380.

• Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (van Dijk, P.P., Iverson, J.B., Rhodin, A.G.J., Shaffer, H.B. & Bour, R.) 2014. Turtles of the world, 7th edition: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution with maps, and conservation status. Chelonian Research Monographs 5(7):000.329–479 Reference page. 

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