Chrysemys is a genus of turtles in the family Emydidae. They are found throughout most of North America.[2]
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| Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Emydidae |
| Subfamily: | Deirochelyinae |
| Genus: | Chrysemys Gray, 1844 |
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Species edit
There are two extant species:[2]
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Chrysemys dorsalis Agassiz, 1857 | Southern painted turtle | south-central United States. |
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Chrysemys picta Schneider, 1783) | Painted turtle | southern Canada to northern Mexico |
Fossil record edit
Several fossil species have been described, dating back to the Miocene.
Fossil species
- Chrysemys idahoensis (sometimes included in Trachemys or Pseudemys)[4]
- Chrisemys timidus (may belong to distinct genus)[4]
- Chrisemys williamsi (may belong to distinct genus)[4]
References edit
- ^ Ernst, Carl H.; Lovich, Jeffrey E. (2009). Turtles of the United States and Canada. JHU Press. pp. 184–185. ISBN 978-0-8018-9121-2.
- ^ a b Chrysemys at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 October 2021.
- ^ Jasinski, S.E. (2022). "A new species of Chrysemys (Emydidae: Deirochelyinae) from the latest Miocene-Early Pliocene of Tennessee, USA and its implications for the evolution of painted turtles". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. zlac084: 149–183. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac084.
- ^ a b c Jasinski, S.E. (2018). "A new slider turtle (Testudines: Emydidae: Deirochelyinae: Trachemys) from the late Hemphillian (late Miocene/early Pliocene) of eastern Tennessee and the evolution of the deirochelyines". PeerJ. 6: e4338. doi:10.7717/peerj.4338. PMC 5815335. PMID 29456887.
- ^ Weems, R.E.; George, R.A. (2013). "Amphibians and Nonmarine Turtles from the Miocene Calvert Formation of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia (USA)". Journal of Paleontology. 87 (4): 570–588. Bibcode:2013JPal...87..570W. doi:10.1666/12-071. S2CID 86171253.
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