Emys cuvieri Gray 1831 (pond turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae

Based on Cuvier's "Emys des Molasses de la Dordogne". There might be a possible confusion with Emys parisiensis in De Stefano (1902)

Full reference: J. E. Gray. 1831. Synopsis Reptilium. Part I. Cataphracta. Tortoises, Crocodiles, Enaliosauria. 1-85

Belongs to Emys according to J. E. Gray 1831

Sister taxa: Emys dhongoka, Emys hordwellensis, Emys kachuga, Emys lucii, Emys marmorata, Emys namadicus, Emys orbicularis, Emys sigriz, Emys sinensis, Emys trinacris, Emys vulgaris, Emys wermuthi, Emys wyomingensis

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Emys cuvieri in the database

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