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Actinemys

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Actinemys
Western pond turtle , ( Actinemys marmorata )
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Emydidae
Subfamily: Emydinae
Genus: Actinemys
Agassiz , 1857

Actinemys is a small genus of turtles in the family Emydidae . [1] The genus is endemic to the west coast of North America . The genus contains two species.

Species [ edit ]

The following two species are recognized as being valid. [1]

Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Actinemys .

Taxonomy [ edit ]

Both species are sometimes included in the genus Emys ( sensu lato ). [2] Actinemys pallida , the southwestern pond turtle, has been a recent split from Actinemys marmorata , of which it was previously considered a subspecies .

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b " Actinemys ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org [1] .
  2. ^ Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Iverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status" (PDF) . Chelonian Research Monographs . 5 : 000.185. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-31.

Further reading [ edit ]

  • Agassiz L (1857). Contributions to the Natural History of the United States. Vol I. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. li + 452 pp. ( Actinemys , new genus, p. 444).