Chrysemys picta Schneider 1783 (painted turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae

Alternative combination: Testudo picta

Belongs to Chrysemys according to J. A. Holman et al. 1990

See also Bragg and Bragg 1957, Cope 1875, Hay 1930, Holman and Sullivan 1981, Seidel and Smith 1986 and van Dijk et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Chrysemys (Pseudemys), Chrysemys corniculata, Chrysemys dorsalis, Chrysemys isoni, Chrysemys lachati, Chrysemys lavrovi, Chrysemys platymarginata, Chrysemys sculptata, Chrysemys timida

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (1: Quebec collection), United States (4: Alabama, Kansas, Maryland)

• Blancan of United States (2: Nebraska)

• Hemphillian of United States (3: Indiana, Nebraska)

• Miocene of United States (2: Nebraska)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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