Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae
Synonyms: Callichelys Gray 1863, Redamia Gray 1870
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1857. Contributions to the Natural History of the United States of America. First Monograph. Vol. I. Part I. Essay on Classi cation. Part II. North American Testudinata. 1-452
Parent taxon: Deirochelyinae according to R. E. Weems 2023
See also de Broin and de la Fuente 1993, de la Fuente et al. 2014, de la Fuente et al. 2018, Ernst and Barbour 1989, Frank and Ramus 1996, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Jasinski 2018, May 2019, Parham et al. 2008, Seidel and Smith 1986, van Dijk et al. 2014, Vlachos 2018 and Weems and George 2001
Sister taxa: Chrysemys, Deirochelys, Graptemys, Malaclemys
Subtaxa: Trachemys adiutrix Trachemys antiqua Trachemys callirostris Trachemys decorata Trachemys decussata Trachemys dorbigni Trachemys emolli Trachemys gaigeae Trachemys grayi Trachemys haugrudi Trachemys inflata Trachemys jarmani Trachemys nebulosa Trachemys ornata Trachemys scripta Trachemys sculpta Trachemys stejnegeri Trachemys taylori Trachemys terrapen Trachemys trulla Trachemys venusta Trachemys yaquia
Type: Testudo scripta
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (4 collections), Brazil (1), Mexico (1), Panama (2), United States (12: Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Texas)
• Blancan of Mexico (1), United States (1: Florida)
• Hemphillian of United States (7: Florida, Indiana, Nebraska, Tennessee)
• Miocene of Mexico (1), United States (2: Maryland, Texas)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Virginia)
• Eocene of United States (1: South Dakota)
Total: 34 collections including 39 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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