Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae
Alternative combinations: Pseudemys scripta, Testudo scripta
Belongs to Trachemys according to M. E. Seidel and H. M. Smith 1986
See also Adler 1968, de Broin and de la Fuente 1993, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Holman 1987 and van Dijk et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Trachemys adiutrix, Trachemys antiqua, Trachemys callirostris, Trachemys decorata, Trachemys decussata, Trachemys dorbigni, Trachemys emolli, Trachemys gaigeae, Trachemys grayi, Trachemys haugrudi, Trachemys inflata, Trachemys jarmani, Trachemys nebulosa, Trachemys ornata, Trachemys sculpta, Trachemys stejnegeri, Trachemys taylori, Trachemys terrapen, Trachemys trulla, Trachemys venusta, Trachemys yaquia
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (9: Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Texas collections)
• Hemphillian of United States (2: Florida, Indiana)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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