Emydidae
Also known as: Emydid Turtles, Emydidés, Freshwater-turtles, Marsh Turtles, Moerassschildpadden, Neuwelt-Sumpfschildkröten, New World Pond Turtles, Pond And Box Turtles
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Testudines |
| Family | Emydidae |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER, TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 29 |
| Species records held | 164 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 301 |
| GBIF key | 5465 |
Genera in Emydidae
- Emys — 39 species: Emys beatus, Emys benstedi, Emys blandingii, Emys camperi, Emys capellinii, Emys cibollensis, Emys comptoni, Emys crassus
- Graptemys — 19 species: Graptemys aurantiacooculus, Graptemys barbouri, Graptemys brunneisoculus, Graptemys caglei, Graptemys ernsti, Graptemys flavimaculata, Graptemys flavooculus, Graptemys geographica
- Trachemys — 19 species: Trachemys antiqua, Trachemys callirostris, Trachemys decorata, Trachemys decussata, Trachemys dorbigni, Trachemys emolli, Trachemys gaigeae, Trachemys grayi
- Clemmys — 16 species: Clemmys aquatilis, Clemmys backmani, Clemmys guntiana, Clemmys guttata, Clemmys hutchensorum, Clemmys laurenti, Clemmys maximus, Clemmys mehelyi
- Chrysemys — 12 species: Chrysemys astrei, Chrysemys carri, Chrysemys corniculata, Chrysemys dorsalis, Chrysemys iberica, Chrysemys lachati, Chrysemys lavrovi, Chrysemys picta
- Terrapene — 12 species: Terrapene carolina, Terrapene coahuila, Terrapene corneri, Terrapene impensa, Terrapene mexicana, Terrapene nelsoni, Terrapene ornata, Terrapene parornata
- Pseudemys — 9 species: Pseudemys alabamensis, Pseudemys concinna, Pseudemys gorzugi, Pseudemys idahoensis, Pseudemys nelsoni, Pseudemys peninsularis, Pseudemys rubriventris, Pseudemys taylori
- Ptychogaster — 6 species: Ptychogaster batalleri, Ptychogaster cayluxensis, Ptychogaster emydoides, Ptychogaster kinkelini, Ptychogaster pomeli, Ptychogaster ronheimensis
- Echmatemys — 5 species: Echmatemys arethusa, Echmatemys callopyge, Echmatemys naomi, Echmatemys pusilla, Echmatemys wyomingensis
- Rhinochelys — 4 species: Rhinochelys amaberti, Rhinochelys cantabrigiensis, Rhinochelys elegans, Rhinochelys nammourensis
- Actinemys — 3 species: Actinemys marmorata, Actinemys maxinehoserae, Actinemys pallida
- Glyptemys — 3 species: Glyptemys insculpta, Glyptemys muhlenbergii, Glyptemys valentinensis
- Deirochelys — 2 species: Deirochelys carri, Deirochelys reticularia
- Epiemys — 1 species: Epiemys perfectus
- Gyremys — 1 species: Gyremys spectabilis
- Hokouchelys — 1 species: Hokouchelys chenshuensis
- Hummelemys — 1 species: Hummelemys ambigua
- Lyssemys — 1 species: Lyssemys piramensis
- Malaclemys — 1 species: Malaclemys terrapin
- Palaeotheca — 1 species: Palaeotheca testudinea
- Piramys — 1 species: Piramys auffenbergi
- Polyechmatemys — 1 species: Polyechmatemys pekinensis
- Pseudochrysemys — 1 species: Pseudochrysemys gobiensis
- Psilosemys — 1 species: Psilosemys wyomingensis
- Senryuemys — 1 species:
- Shansiemys — 1 species:
- Sharemys — 1 species:
- Temnoclemmys — 1 species:
- Clemmydopsis
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.