Biology:Emys
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Short description: Genus of turtles
| Emys | |
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| European pond turtle | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Emydidae |
| Subfamily: | Emydinae |
| Genus: | Emys A.M.C. Duméril, 1805[1] |
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| Key:
Range of Emys trinacris.
Range of Emys orbicularis.
Range of Emydoidea blandingii (formerly Emys blandingii)
Range of Actinemys marmorata (formerly Emys marmorata)
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Emys is a small genus within the family Emydidae. The genus (sensu lato), consisting primarily of freshwater pond turtles, is endemic to Europe. It is the only genus in the Emydidae outside of North America.
Species
The following two species may be assigned to the genus Emys (sensu lato).[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) | European pond turtle[3] | Western Palaearctic |
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Emys trinacris Fritz et al., 2005 | Sicilian pond turtle[3][4] | Italy (Sicily) |
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Emys.
References
- ↑ Rhodin et al. 2010, p. 000.104
- ↑ "Turtle Taxonomy: Methodology, Recommendations, and Guidelines". http://www.eve.ucdavis.edu/shafferlab/monograph/TTWG.a.pdf.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rhodin et al. 2010, pp. 000.104-000.106
- ↑ "Emys trinacris ". http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Emys&species=trinacris.
- Bibliography
- Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status". http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Accounts/crm_5_000_checklist_v3_2010.pdf.
- Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs 5. http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Accounts/crm_5_000_checklist_v4_2011.pdf.
Further reading
- Duméril AMC (1805). Zoologie analytique, ou méthode naturelle de classification des animaux, rendue plus facile a l'aide de tableaux synoptiques. Paris: Allais. (H.L. Perronneau, printer). xxxiii + 544 pp. (Emys, new genus, pp. 76–77). (in French).
Wikidata ☰ Q2453385 entry
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