Biology:Chrysemys

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Short description: Genus of reptile

Chrysemys
Temporal range: 15–0 Ma
Neogenerecent[1]
Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Scientific classification e
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Gray, 1844
Species

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Chrysemys is a genus of turtles in the family Emydidae. They are found throughout most of North America.[2]

Species

There are two extant species:[2]

Image Scientific Name Common Name Distribution
Chrysemys dorsalis Agassiz, 1857 Southern painted turtle south-central United States.
Chrysemys picta Schneider, 1783) Painted turtle southern Canada to northern Mexico

Fossil record

Several fossil species have been described, dating back to the Miocene.

Fossil species

  • Chrysemys corniculata[3]
  • Chrysemys isoni[5]
  • Chrisemys timidus (may belong to distinct genus)[4]
  • Chrisemys williamsi (may belong to distinct genus)[4]

References

  1. Ernst, Carl H.; Lovich, Jeffrey E. (2009). Turtles of the United States and Canada. JHU Press. pp. 184–185. ISBN 978-0-8018-9121-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=nNOQghYEXZMC. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Chrysemys at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. Jasinski, S.E. (2022). "A new species of Chrysemys (Emydidae: Deirochelyinae) from the latest Miocene-Early Pliocene of Tennessee, USA and its implications for the evolution of painted turtles". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society zlac084: 149–183. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac084. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Jasinski, S.E. (2018). "A new slider turtle (Testudines: Emydidae: Deirochelyinae: Trachemys) from the late Hemphillian (late Miocene/early Pliocene) of eastern Tennessee and the evolution of the deirochelyines". PeerJ 6: e4338. doi:10.7717/peerj.4338. PMID 29456887. 
  5. Weems, R.E.; George, R.A. (2013). "Amphibians and Nonmarine Turtles from the Miocene Calvert Formation of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia (USA)". Journal of Paleontology 87 (4): 570–588. doi:10.1666/12-071. Bibcode2013JPal...87..570W. 

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