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Emydidae

Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae

Synonyms
  • Clemmys saxea was named by Hay (1903) [allocation to Clemmys "doubtful" according to Holman and Fritz 2001]. Its type specimen is UCMP 2191 (holotype), a partial shell (pygal plate), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mascall (UCMP 896), which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in the Mascall Formation of Oregon.

    It was considered a nomen dubium by Holman and Fritz (2001) and Vlachos (2018).
  • Chrysemys limnodytes was named by Galbreath (1948). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Univ. Kans. Mus. Nat. Hist., Vert. Paleo. Coll. No. 7676, a partial shell (fragmental anterior portion of a carapace, left part of the plastron, and several marginals), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chrysemys limnodytes type locality, which is in a Clarendonian fluvial-lacustrine marl in the Laverne Formation of Oklahoma.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Pseudemys hilli by Adler (1968); it was considered a nomen dubium by Vlachos (2018).
  • Pseudemys bisornatus was named by Cope (1877) [type is from "the pliocene of South-western Texas"]. Its type specimen is ANSP 9843 (holotype), a carapace ("portions of three individuals" including carapaces), and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was recombined as Trachemys bisornata by Hay (1902) and Hay (1930); it was considered a nomen dubium by Vlachos (2018).
  • Clemmys hutchensorum was named by Bourque (2016). Its type specimen is UF 315019, a partial shell (complete left epiplastron), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Inglis 1C, which is in an Irvingtonian sinkhole sandstone in Florida.

    It was considered a nomen dubium by Vlachos (2018).
  • Deirochelys floridana was named by Hay (1908). Its type specimen is USNM 16679 (holotype), a partial shell (nuchal plate), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Peace River 3A, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial siliciclastic in Florida.

    It was considered a nomen dubium by Vlachos (2018).
  • Pseudemys extincta was named by Hay (1908). Its type specimen is USNM 16678 (holotype), a partial shell (nuchal plate), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Peace River 3A, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial siliciclastic in Florida.

    It was considered a nomen dubium by Vlachos (2018).
  • Cistudinidae was named by Cope (1882). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Emydidae by Hay (1902).
  • Pseudemys hillii was named by Cope (1878). Its type specimen is AMNH 2425 (holotype), a partial shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was recombined as Trachemys hilli by Hay (1902) and Hay (1930); it was corrected as Pseudemys hilli by Adler (1968); it was considered a nomen dubium by Vlachos (2018).
  • Emydoidea hutchisoni was named by Holman (1995). Its type specimen is UNSM 76200, a partial shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Valentine Railway Quarries, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Valentine Formation of Nebraska.

    It was considered a nomen dubium by Vlachos (2018).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Emydidae Rafinesque p. 612
1842Emydidae Owen p. 160
1871Emydidae Cope p. 235
1873Emydidae Leidy p. 340
1875Emydidae Cope p. 16
1877Pseudemys bisornatus Cope p. 228
1878Pseudemys hillii Cope p. 395
1882Cistudinidae Cope
1890Emydidae Zittel p. 537
1893Emydidae Baur p. 675
1902Emydidae Hay p. 447
1902Trachemys bisornata Hay p. 449
1902Trachemys hilli Hay p. 449
1903Clemmys saxea Hay
1908Deirochelys floridana Hay
1908Pseudemys extincta Hay
1908Deirochelys floridana Hay p. 346
1911Emydidae Jaekel p. 186
1930Emydidae Hay p. 93
1930Clemmys saxea Hay p. 94
1930Deirochelys floridana Hay p. 97
1930Pseudemys extincta Hay p. 97
1930Trachemys bisornata Hay p. 97
1930Trachemys hilli Hay p. 97
1946Emydidae Kuhn p. 58
1948Chrysemys limnodytes Galbreath p. 269
1953Emydidae Stirton p. 612
1968Pseudemys hilli Adler p. 37
1975Emydidae Gaffney p. 429
1988Emydidae Carroll
1988Emydidae Holman and Case p. 329
1989Emydidae Shoshani et al. p. 436
1990Emydidae Holman et al. p. 524
1993Emydidae de Broin and de la Fuente p. 10
1995Emydoidea hutchisoni Holman p. 549
1996Emydidae Frank and Ramus
2001Emydidae Weems and George p. 576
2002Emydoidea hutchisoni Holman p. 439
2003Emydoidea hutchisoni Holman
2004Emydidae Joyce et al.
2007Emydidae Staesche et al.
2008Emydidae Böhme p. 168
2008Emydidae Parham et al.
2014Emydidae van Dijk et al.
2016Clemmys hutchensorum Bourque
2016Emydidae Vlachos and Delfino
2018Emydidae Jasinski
2018Emydidae Vlachos
2018Emydidae de la Fuente et al.
2021Emydidae Vlachos

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
Pantestudinoidea
superfamilyTestudinoidea
familyEmydidaeRafinesque 1815
familyEmydidaeRafinesque 1815

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Emydidae Rafinesque 1815
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Subfm. Batagurinae Gray 1870
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G. Chinemys Smith 1931
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Chinemys nigricans Gray 1834 [Redneck pond turtle]
Chinemys palaeannamitica Bourret 1941
Chinemys reevesii Gray 1931 [Chinese pond turtle]
G. Kachuga Gray 1869 [roofed turtle]
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Kachuga dhongoka Gray 1835 [Three-striped roofed turtle]
Kachuga kachuga Gray 1831 [Red-crowned roofed turtle]
Kachuga trivitatta Dumeril and Bibron 1835 [Burmese roofed turtle]
G. †Omegachelys Srivastava and Schleich 2018
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Omegachelys sahnii Srivastava and Schleich 2018
G. Callagur Schlegel and Muller 1844
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Callagur borneoensis Schlegel and Muller 1844 [Painted terrapin]
G. †Chelonemys Jourdan 1862
G. Chelopus Rafinesque
Subfm. Deirochelyinae Agassiz 1857
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G. Chrysemys Gray 1844 [painted turtle]
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Subg. †Chrysemys (Pseudemys) Gray 1856
Chrysemys corniculata Jasinski 2022
Chrysemys dorsalis Agassiz 1857 [Southern painted turtle]
Chrysemys isoni Weems and George 2001
Chrysemys lachati Sauvage 1873
Chrysemys lavrovi Kuznetsov and Chkhikvadze 1977
Chrysemys picta Schneider 1783 [painted turtle]
Chrysemys platymarginata Weaver and Robertson 1967
Chrysemys sculptata de Stefano 1902
Chrysemys timida Hay 1908
Invalid names: Baicalemys Ivaniev and Khosatzky 1977 [synonym]
G. Deirochelys Agassiz 1857 [chicken turtle]
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Deirochelys carri Jackson 1978
Deirochelys reticularia Latreille 1801 [Chicken turtle]
G. Graptemys Agassiz 1857 [map turtle]
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Graptemys barbouri Carr and Marchand 1942 [Barbour's map turtle]
Graptemys caglei Haynes and McKown 1974 [Cagles map turtle]
Graptemys ernsti Lovich and McCoy 1992 [Escambia map turtle]
Graptemys flavimaculata Cagle 1954 [Yellow-blotched map turtle]
Graptemys geographica Le Sueur 1817 [common map turtle]
Graptemys gibbonsi Lovich and McCoy 1992 [Pascagoula map turtle]
Graptemys kerneri Ehret and Bourque 2011
Graptemys kohni Baur 1890 [Mississippi map turtle]
Graptemys nigrinoda Cagle 1954 [Black-knobbed map turtle]
Graptemys oculifera Baur 1890 [Ringed map turtle]
Graptemys ouachitensis Cagle 1953 [Ouachita map turtle]
Graptemys pearlensis Ennen et al. 2010 [Pearl River map turtle]
Graptemys pulchra Baur 1893 [Alabama map turtle]
Graptemys sabinensis Cagle 1953 [Sabine map turtle]
Graptemys versa Stejneger 1925 [Texas map turtle]
Graptemys yamashitai Urata 1968
G. Malaclemys Gray 1844 [diamondback terrapin]
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Malaclemys terrapin Schoepff 1793 [diamondback terrapin]
G. Trachemys Agassiz 1857 [slider]
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Trachemys adiutrix Vanzolini 1995
Trachemys antiqua Clark 1937
Trachemys decorata Barbour and Carr 1940 [Hispaniolan slider]
Trachemys decussata Gray 1831 [North Antillean slider]
Trachemys dorbigni Dumeril and Bibron 1835
Trachemys emolli Legler 1990 [Nicaraguan slider]
Trachemys gaigeae Hartweg 1939 [Big Bend slider]
Trachemys grayi Bocourt 1868 [Gray's slider]
Trachemys haugrudi Jasinski 2018
Trachemys inflata Weaver and Robertson 1967
Trachemys nebulosa Van Denburgh 1895 [Baja California slider]
Trachemys ornata Gray 1830 [Ornate slider]
Trachemys scripta Schoepff 1792 [slider]
Trachemys sculpta Hay 1908
Trachemys stejnegeri Schmidt 1928 [Central Antillean slider]
Trachemys taylori Legler 1960 [Cuatro Cienegas slider]
Trachemys terrapen Lacépède 1788 [Jamaican slider]
Trachemys venusta Gray 1856 [MesoAmerican slider]
Trachemys yaquia Legler and Webb 1970 [Yaqui slider]
Invalid names: Callichelys Gray 1863 [synonym], Redamia Gray 1870 [synonym], Trachemys jarmani Hay 1908 [nomen dubium], Trachemys trulla Hay 1908 [nomen dubium]
Subfm. Emydinae Rafinesque 1815
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G. Actinemys Agassiz 1857
G. Clemmys Ritgen 1828
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Clemmys gaudryi Depéret 1885
Clemmys guttata Schneider 1792
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Invalid names: Clemmys punctata Schoepff 1792 [synonym]
Clemmys schansiensis Ping 1932
Clemmys ukoi Bachmayer 1957
G. Emyda Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809
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Emyda vittata Peters 1854
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Invalid names: Emyda ceylonensis Gray 1855 [synonym]
G. †Wilburemys Martin and Mallory 2011
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Wilburemys yakimensis Martin and Mallory 2011
G. Emydoidea Gray 1870 [Blanding's turtle]
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Emydoidea blandingii Holbrook 1838 [Blanding's turtle]
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Invalid names: Emys twentei Taylor 1943 [synonym]
G. Emys Dumeril 1806 [pond turtle]
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Emys cuvieri Gray 1831
Emys dhongoka Gray 1834 [Three-striped roofed turtle]
Emys hordwellensis Seeley 1876
Emys kachuga Gray 1831 [Red-crowned roofed turtle]
Emys lucii Gray 1831
Emys marmorata Baird and Girard 1852 [western pond turtle]
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Invalid names: Clemmys owyheensis Brattstrom and Sturn 1959 [synonym]
Emys orbicularis Linnaeus 1758 [European pond turtle]
Emys sigriz Michahelles 1829
Emys sinensis Gray 1835
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Invalid names: Testudo anyangensis Ping 1930 [synonym]
Emys trinacris Fritz et al. 2005 [Sicilian pond turtle]
Emys vulgaris Gray 1831
Emys wermuthi Mlynarski 1956
Emys wyomingensis Leidy 1870
Invalid names: Emys namadicus Theobald 1860 [nomen nudum]
G. †Epiemys Yeh 1963
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Epiemys perfectus Yeh 1963
G. Glyptemys Agassiz 1857
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Glyptemys insculpta Le Conte 1830 [wood turtle]
Glyptemys muhlenbergii Schoepff 1801 [bog turtle]
Glyptemys valentinensis Holman and Fritz 2001
Invalid names: Calemys Agassiz 1857 [synonym]
G. †Grayemys Chkhikvadze 1970
G. †Gyremys Hay 1908
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Gyremys spectabilis Hay 1908
G. Hieremys Boulenger 1903 [Yellow-headed temple turtles]
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Hieremys annandalii Boulenger 1903 [Yellow-headed temple turtle]
G. †Hybemys Leidy 1871
G. †Lyssemys
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Lyssemys piramensis Prasad 1974
G. Malacoclemmys Gray 1844
G. †Palaeotheca Cope 1872
G. †Polyechmatemys Ping 1930
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G. Pseudemys Gray 1856 [cooter]
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Pseudemys alabamensis Baur 1893 [Alabama red-bellied turtle]
Pseudemys caelata Hay 1908
Pseudemys carri Rose and Weaver 1966
Pseudemys concinna Le Conte 1830 [eastern river cooter]
Pseudemys floridana Le Conte 1830 [peninsula cooter]
Pseudemys idahoensis Gilmore 1933
Pseudemys nelsoni Carr, Jr. 1938 [Florida red-bellied turtle]
Pseudemys rubriventris Le Conte 1830 [American red-bellied turtle]
Pseudemys texana Baur 1893
Pseudemys williamsi Rose and Weaver 1966
Invalid names: Nectemys Agassiz 1857 [synonym], Ptychemys Agassiz 1857 [synonym]
G. †Pseudochrysemys Sukhanov and Narmandakh 1976
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Pseudochrysemys gobiensis Sukhanov and Narmandakh 1976
G. †Pseudograptemys Hutchison 1996
G. Pyxidea Gray 1862 [Keeled box turtles]
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Pyxidea mouhotii Gray 1862 [Keeled box turtle]
G. †Sakya Carroll 1988
G. †Senryuemys Shikama 1953
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Senryuemys kiharai Shikama 1953
G. †Shansiemys Yeh 1963
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G. †Sharemys Gilmore 1931
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Sharemys hemispherica Gilmore 1931
G. Terrapene Merrem 1820 [box turtle]
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Terrapene carolina Linnaeus 1758 [common box turtle]
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Testudo carolina bauri Taylor 1894 [Florida box turtle]
Testudo carolina major Agassiz 1857 [Gulf Coast box turtle]
Testudo carolina triunguis Agassiz 1857 [three-toed box turtle]
Invalid names: Terrapene innoxia Hay 1916 [synonym]
Terrapene coahuila Schmidt and Owens 1944
Terrapene corneri Holman and Fritz 2005
Terrapene eurypygia Cope 1870
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Invalid names: Toxaspis anguillulatus Cope 1899 [synonym]
Terrapene impensa Hay 1924
Terrapene klauberi Bogert 1943
Terrapene nelsoni Stejneger 1925
Terrapene ornata Agassiz 1857 [Western box turtle]
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Invalid names: Terrapene longinsulae Hay 1909 [synonym], Terrapene whitneyi Hay 1916 [synonym]
Terrapene parornata Joyce et al. 2012
Terrapene putnami Hay 1906 [box turtle]
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Invalid names: Terrapene antipex Hay 1916 [synonym], Terrapene canaliculata Hay 1907 [synonym], Terrapene llanensis Oelrich 1953 [synonym]
Terrapene singletoni Gilmore 1927
Testudo carolina carolina Linnaeus 1758 [Eastern box turtle]
Invalid names: Cistudo Dumeril and Bibron 1835 [synonym], Cistudo marnochii Cope 1877 [nomen dubium], Terrapene bulverda Hay 1920 [nomen dubium], Terrapene hibernaculum Kuhn 1964 [nomen nudum], Terrapene impressa Hay 1924 [nomen dubium], Toxaspis Cope 1889 [synonym]
Invalid names: Chrysemys limnodytes Galbreath 1948 [nomen dubium], Cistudinidae Cope 1882 [synonym], Clemmys hutchensorum Bourque 2016 [nomen dubium], Clemmys saxea Hay 1903 [nomen dubium], Deirochelys floridana Hay 1908 [nomen dubium], Emydoidea hutchisoni Holman 1995 [nomen dubium], Pseudemys bisornatus Cope 1877 [nomen dubium], Pseudemys extincta Hay 1908 [nomen dubium], Pseudemys hillii Cope 1878 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available