Reptilia - Testudines - Chelydridae
Alternative combination: Testudo serpentina
Synonyms: Chelydra emarginata Agassiz 1857, Chelydra floridana Hay 1907, Chelydra lacertina Schweigger 1812, Chelydra laticarinata Hay 1916, Chelydra osceola Stejneger 1918, Chelydra sculpta Hay 1916, Devisia mythodes Ogilby 1905, Macrochelys floridana Hay 1907, Testudo longicauda Shaw in Gray 1831, Testudo serpentaria Wiedemann 1802, Testudo serrata Pennant in Gray 1830
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Chelydra according to A. G. J. Rhodin et al. 2017
See also Cope 1875, Hay 1902, Hay 1908, Hay 1930, Hutchison 2008, Joyce 2016, Knauss et al. 2011, Linnaeus 1766, Loveridge and Shreve 1947, Pérez-García et al. 2008, Pérez-García and Ortega 2011, Thomas et al. 2014, van Dijk et al. 2014 and Wilson 1967
Sister taxa: Cheliurus, Chelydra acutirostris, Chelydra rossignonii
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: Quebec collection), United States (20: Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, South Carolina, Virginia)
• Blancan of United States (4: Florida, Kansas, Nebraska)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Indiana)
Total: 26 collections including 28 occurrences
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