Emydinae

Emydinae
Emys orbicularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Emydidae
Subfamily: Emydinae
McDowell, 1964
Genera

See text.

The Emydinae are a subfamily of turtles in the family Emydidae.

Classification

The genera of the Emydinae remain unresolved, with Actinemys and Emydoidea being used in some publications.[1]

Subfamily Emydinae[2]
All four Emydinae genera are present in this abbreviated cladogram (the species Emys trinacris is not shown).[3]

Species

Image Genus Living species
Clemmys Ritgen, 1828
Emys A.M.C. Duméril, 1805
Emydoidea Holbrook, 1838
Actinemys Agassiz, 1857
Glyptemys Agassiz, 1857
Terrapene Merrem, 1820

References

  1. ^ Rhodin 2010, pp. 000.138–000.139
  2. ^ Bickham 2007, p. 81
  3. ^ Bickham 2007, p. 82
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