Emys
{{Short description|Genus of turtles}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Emys orbicularis 2016 06.jpg
| image_caption = European pond turtle
| taxon = Emys
| authority = A.M.C. Duméril, 1805{{Harnvb|Rhodin|van Dijk|Iverson|Shaffer|2010|p=000.104}}
| range_map = Emys distribution.svg
| range_map_caption = Key:
{{Legend|#FF0000|Range of Emys trinacris.}}
{{Legend|#0000FF|Range of Emys orbicularis.}}
{{Legend|#00FF00|Range of Emydoidea blandingii (formerly Emys blandingii)}}
{{Legend|#FF00FF|Range of Actinemys marmorata (formerly Emys marmorata)}}
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Emys is a small genus within the family Emydidae. The genus (sensu lato), consisting primarily of freshwater pond turtles, is endemic to Europe. It is the only genus in the Emydidae outside of North America.
Species
The following two species may be assigned to the genus Emys (sensu lato).{{cite web |url=http://www.eve.ucdavis.edu/shafferlab/monograph/TTWG.a.pdf |title=Turtle Taxonomy: Methodology, Recommendations, and Guidelines |access-date=2010-11-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610200944/http://www2.eve.ucdavis.edu/shafferlab/monograph/TTWG.a.pdf |archive-date=2010-06-10 }}
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| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120px | Emys orbicularis {{small|(Linnaeus, 1758)}} | European pond turtle{{Harnvb|Rhodin|van Dijk|Iverson|Shaffer|2010|pp=000.104-000.106}} | Western Palaearctic |
| 120px | Emys trinacris {{small|Fritz et al., 2005}} | Sicilian pond turtle{{cite web|url=http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Emys&species=trinacris|title=Emys trinacris |website=reptarium.cz}} | Italy (Sicily) |
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Emys.
References
{{Reflist}}
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- {{cite web |url=http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Accounts/crm_5_000_checklist_v3_2010.pdf |title=Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status |date=2010-12-14 |access-date=2010-12-15 |last=Rhodin |first=Anders G.J. |author-link=species:Anders Gunnar Johannes Rhodin |last2=van Dijk |first2=Peter Paul |author2-link=species:Peter Paul van Dijk |last3=Iverson |first3=John B. |author3-link=species:John B. Iverson |last4=Shaffer |first4=H. Bradley |author4-link=species:H. Bradley Shaffer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717125632/http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Accounts/crm_5_000_checklist_v3_2010.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-17 |url-status=dead }}
- {{cite journal |url=http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Accounts/crm_5_000_checklist_v4_2011.pdf |title=Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status |journal=Chelonian Research Monographs |volume=5 |date=2011-12-31 |last=Rhodin |first=Anders G.J. |last2=van Dijk |first2=Peter Paul |last3=Iverson |first3=John B. |last4=Shaffer |first4=H. Bradley |last5=Roger |first5=Bour |author5-link=species:Roger Bour |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131102839/http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Accounts/crm_5_000_checklist_v4_2011.pdf |archive-date=2012-01-31 |url-status=dead }}
Further reading
- Duméril AMC (1805). Zoologie analytique, ou méthode naturelle de classification des animaux, rendue plus facile a l'aide de tableaux synoptiques. Paris: Allais. (H.L. Perronneau, printer). xxxiii + 544 pp. (Emys, new genus, pp. 76–77). (in French).
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