Deirochelyinae

The Deirochelyinae are a subfamily of the Emydidae consisting of species native to North and South America, some of which are frequently kept as pets. As a result of pet trade, one species, the red-eared slider, can now be found in many parts of the world.[1]

Deirochelyinae
Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Emydidae
Subfamily: Deirochelyinae
Genera

See text.

Classification


Species

ImageGenusLiving species
Chrysemys Gray, 1844
  • Chrysemys picta - painted turtle
    • eastern painted turtle (Chrysemys picta picta)
    • midland painted turtle (Chrysemys picta marginata)
    • southern painted turtle (Chrysemys picta dorsalis)
    • western painted turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii)
Deirochelys Agassiz, 1857
Graptemys Agassiz, 1857
Malaclemys Gray, 1844
  • Malaclemys terrapin - diamondback terrapin
    • Malaclemys terrapin littoralis (Hay, 1904) – Texas diamondback terrapin
    • Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota (Hay, 1904) – ornate diamondback terrapin
    • Malaclemys terrapin pileata (Wied, 1865) – Mississippi diamondback terrapin
    • Malaclemys terrapin rhizophorarum Fowler, 1906 – mangrove diamondback terrapin
    • Malaclemys terrapin tequesta Schwartz, 1955 – East Florida diamondback terrapin
    • Malaclemys terrapin terrapin (Schoepff, 1793) – northern diamondback terrapin
Pseudemys Gray, 1856
Trachemys Agassiz, 1857

References

  1. "Turtles of the World: Trachemys scripta". Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2008-07-22.


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