Emydinae

Subfamily of turtles

Emydinae
Emys orbicularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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.

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

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

Species

Image Genus Living species
Clemmys Ritgen, 1828
Emys A.M.C. Duméril, 1805
Emydoidea Holbrook, 1838
Actinemys Agassiz, 1857
Glyptemys Agassiz, 1857
Terrapene Merrem, 1820

References

  1. ^ Rhodin 2010, pp. 000.138–000.139
  2. ^ Bickham 2007, p. 81
  3. ^ 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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Emydidae family
Genera
Species of the Emydidae family
Northern red-bellied cooter(Pseudemys rubriventris)
ChrysemysClemmysDeirochelysActinemysEmysEmydoideaGlyptemysGraptemysMalaclemysPseudemysTerrapeneTrachemysWilburemys
  • Wilburemys yakimensis
Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. Key: †=extinct.
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Suborder
Superfamily
Family
Cryptodira
Chelonioidea
(Sea turtles)
Cheloniidae
Dermochelyidae
 
Kinosternoidea
Dermatemydidae
Kinosternidae
Testudinoidea
Emydidae
Geoemydidae
 Platysternidae
Testudinidae
Trionychia
Carettochelyidae
Trionychidae
 
 
Chelydridae
Nanhsiungchelyidae
Protostegidae
 
Pleurodira
 
Araripemydidae
Bothremydidae
Chelidae
Pelomedusidae
Podocnemididae
Sahonachelyidae
 
 
 
  • Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on Turtles of the World 2017 Update: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status. † = extinct.
Taxon identifiers
Emydinae


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