Emydinae

The Emydinae are a subfamily of turtles in the family Emydidae.

Emydinae
Emys orbicularis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Emydidae
Subfamily:	Emydinae McDowell, 1964
Genera
See text.

Classification

The genera of the Emydinae remain unresolved, with Actinemys and Emydoidea being used in some publications.

Subfamily Emydinae

Clemmys Clemmys guttata Glyptemys Glyptemys muhlenbergii Glyptemys insculpta Terrapene Terrapene carolina Terrapene coahuila Terrapene ornata Emys Emys orbicularis Emys marmorata Emys blandingii

All four Emydinae genera are present in this abbreviated cladogram (the species Emys trinacris is not shown).

Species

Image	Genus	Living species
	Clemmys Ritgen, 1828	Clemmys guttata - spotted turtle
	Emys A.M.C. Duméril, 1805	Emys orbicularis – European pond turtle Emys trinacris – Sicilian pond turtle
	Emydoidea Holbrook, 1838	Emydoidea blandingii - Blanding's turtle
	Actinemys Agassiz, 1857	Actinemys marmorata - western pond turtle Actinemys pallida - southwestern pond turtle
	Glyptemys Agassiz, 1857	Glyptemys insculpta Glyptemys muhlenbergii
	Terrapene Merrem, 1820	Common box turtle, Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) Florida box turtle, Terrapene carolina bauri Taylor, 1895 Eastern box turtle, Terrapene carolina carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) Gulf Coast box turtle, Terrapene carolina major (Agassiz, 1857) Terrapene carolina putnami O.P. Hay, 1906 (extinct) Three-toed box turtle, Terrapene carolina triunguis (Agassiz, 1857) Coahuilan box turtle, Terrapene coahuila Schmidt & Owens, 1944 Mexican box turtle, Terrapene mexicana (Gray, 1849) Spotted box turtle, Terrapene nelsoni Stejneger, 1925 Northern spotted box turtle, Terrapene nelsoni klauberi Bogert, 1943 Southern spotted box turtle, Terrapene nelsoni nelsoni Stejneger, 1925 Western box turtle, Terrapene ornata, (Agassiz, 1857) Ornate box turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata (Agassiz, 1857) Desert box turtle, Terrapene ornata luteola H.M. Smith & Ramsey, 1952 Yucatán box turtle, Terrapene yucatana (Boulenger, 1895)

References

Bibliography

• Bickham, John; Parham, James; Philippen, Hans-Dieter; Rhodin, Andres; Shaffer, Bradley; Spinks, Phillip; Van Dijk, Peter Paul (2007). "Turtle Taxonomy: Methodology, Recommendations, and Guidelines" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs: 73–84. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
• Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-12-15.