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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
Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) European pond turtle[3] Western Palaearctic
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

  1. ^ Rhodin et al. 2010, p. 000.104
  2. ^ "Turtle Taxonomy: Methodology, Recommendations, and Guidelines" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  3. ^ a b Rhodin et al. 2010, pp. 000.104–000.106
  4. ^ "Emys trinacris ". reptarium.cz.
Bibliography

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).
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