Emys Explained

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).^[1]

Image	Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
	Emys orbicularis	European pond turtle	Western Palaearctic
	Emys trinacris	Sicilian pond turtle^[2]	Italy (Sicily)

Nota bene

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Emys.

References

Bibliography

• Web site: Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status . 2010-12-14 . 2010-12-15 . Rhodin . Anders G.J. . species:Anders Gunnar Johannes Rhodin . van Dijk . Peter Paul . species:Peter Paul van Dijk . Iverson . John B. . species:John B. Iverson . Shaffer . H. Bradley . species:H. Bradley Shaffer . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717125632/http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Accounts/crm_5_000_checklist_v3_2010.pdf . 2011-07-17 . dead .
• Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status . Chelonian Research Monographs . 5 . 2011-12-31 . Rhodin . Anders G.J. . van Dijk . Peter Paul . Iverson . John B. . Shaffer . H. Bradley . Roger . Bour . species:Roger Bour . https://web.archive.org/web/20120131102839/http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Accounts/crm_5_000_checklist_v4_2011.pdf . 2012-01-31 . 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).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Turtle Taxonomy: Methodology, Recommendations, and Guidelines . 2010-11-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100610200944/http://www2.eve.ucdavis.edu/shafferlab/monograph/TTWG.a.pdf . 2010-06-10 .
2. Web site: Emys trinacris . reptarium.cz.