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Emydidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Testudines
family
Emydidae

Name

Synonyms
Chrysemys caelata (Hay, 1908)
Chrysemys inflata (Weaver & Robertson, 1967)
Chrysemys isoni Weems & George, 2001
Chrysemys limnodytes Galbreath, 1948
Cistudinidae
Clemmys saxea Hay, 1903
Emydoidea hutchisoni Holman, 1995
Pseudemys bisornatus (Cope, 1877)
Pseudemys caelata (Hay, 1908)
Pseudemys extincta Hay, 1908
Pseudemys hilli (Cope, 1878)
Trachemys bisornata (Cope, 1877)
Trachemys hilli (Cope, 1878)
Trachemys inflata (Weaver & Robertson, 1967)
Homonyms
Emydidae
Common names
Emydid Turtles in English
Emydid Turtles in English
Emydid Turtles in English
Pond Turtles in English
Pond Turtles in English
Terrapins in English
Terrapins in English
Vestlige sumpskildpadder in Danish
pond turtles in language.
pond turtles in English
terrapins in language.
terrapins in English
Прісноводні черепахи in Ukrainian
Pond And Box Turtles in English
Pond And Box Turtles in English
kärrsköldpaddor in Swedish
sumpskilpadder in Norwegian Bokmål
Marsh Turtles in English
Marsh Turtles in English
marsh turtles in English
moerasschildpadden in Dutch
pond turtles in English
sumpsköldpaddor in Swedish

Bibliographic References

  1. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes, 2004: null. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada, draft (2004).
  2. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  3. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  4. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  5. Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed., 1993: Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17. iv + 73.
  6. Iverson, John B., 1992: null. A Revised Checklist with Distribution Maps of the Turtles of the World. xiii + 363.
  7. Myers, Espinosa, Parr, Jones, Hammond & Dewey (2014-02-12 23:00:00) The Animal Diversity Web
  8. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  9. Rhodin, van Dijk, Iverson & Shaffer (2014-02-12 23:00:00) Turtles of the World, 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status
  10. Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P. P., J. Iverson, A. Rhodin, H. Shaffer, and R. Bour], 2014: Turtles of the World, 7th Edition: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution with maps, and Conservation Status. Chelonian Research Monographs, no. 5, v. 7. 329-479.
  11. Uetz & Hallermann (2014-02-12 23:00:00) The Reptile Database, Zoological Museum Hamburg
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