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Malaclemys (diamondback terrapin)
Taxonomy
Malaclemys was named by Gray (1844). It is extant.
It was assigned to Emydinae by Bickham (1975); to Emydidae by Frank and Ramus (1996); and to Deirochelyinae by Parham et al. (2008) and van Dijk et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Emydinae by Bickham (1975); to Emydidae by Frank and Ramus (1996); and to Deirochelyinae by Parham et al. (2008) and van Dijk et al. (2014).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1844 | Malaclemys Gray |
| 1975 | Malaclemys Bickham p. 203 |
| 1996 | Malaclemys Frank and Ramus |
| 2008 | Malaclemys Parham et al. |
| 2014 | Malaclemys van Dijk et al. |
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G. Malaclemys Gray 1844 [diamondback terrapin]
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Malaclemys terrapin Schoepff 1793 [diamondback terrapin]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available