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European pond turtle | |
Scientific classification![]() | |
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 ofEmys trinacris. Range ofEmys orbicularis. Range ofEmydoidea blandingii (formerlyEmys blandingii) Range ofActinemys marmorata (formerlyEmys marmorata) |
Emys is a smallgenus within thefamilyEmydidae. The genus (sensu lato), consisting primarily of freshwater pondturtles, isendemic toEurope. It is the only genus in theEmydidae outside of North America.
The following two species may be assigned to the genusEmys (sensu lato).[2]
Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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![]() | Emys orbicularis(Linnaeus, 1758) | European pond turtle[3] | Western Palaearctic |
Emys trinacrisFritz et al., 2005 | Sicilian pond turtle[3][4] | Italy (Sicily) |
Nota bene: Abinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other thanEmys.