Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Pseudemys
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Cooter Turtles, Red-bellied Turtles
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Eigentliche Schmuckschildkröten
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Pragtterrapiner
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1856 |  |
Pseudemys Gray (type species: Testudo concinna Le Conte 1830) |
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1857 | |
Nectemys Agassiz [substitute name for Ptychemys Agassiz 1857] (syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1857 | |
Ptychemys Agassiz (type species: Testudo concinna Le Conte 1830; syn. Fritz & Havas 2006) |
Contents:
8 species, of which 7 (87.5%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included in
Chrysemys (e.g., McDowell 1964; Zug 1966; Weaver & Rose 1967). Revalidated by Seidel & Smith (1986). The genus is a taxonomically difficult group in need of a multi-disciplinary revision. The results of Spinks, Thomson, Pauly, Newman, Mount & Shaffer (2013) suggested that the group has been oversplit and contains fewer species than currently recognized, although these authors did not recommend any taxonomic changes, pending further studies.
Distribution:
C. and E. North America.
Reported from:
Mexico
(Coahuila,
Nuevo Leon,
Tamaulipas),
USA
(Alabama,
Arkansas,
Delaware,
Florida,
Georgia,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
New Jersey,
New Mexico,
North Carolina,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania,
South Carolina,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Virginia,
Washington, D.C.,
West Virginia).
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Pseudemys alabamensis
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Alabama Red-bellied Turtle, Alabama Red-bellied Cooter
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Alabama-Rotbauch-Schmuckschildkröte
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Rødbuget Alabama-terrapin
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1893 | |
Pseudemys alabamensis Baur |
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Chrysemys alabamensis Ditmars 1907 |
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Pseudemys rubriventris alabamensis Stejneger 1938 |
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Chrysemys rubriventris alabamensis Obst 1983 |
Distribution:
USA
(Alabama,
Mississippi).
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Pseudemys concinna
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River Cooter
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Gewöhniche Schmuckschildkröte, Hieroglyphen-Schmuckschildkröte (subsp. concinna)
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Almindelig Pragtterrapin
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Testudo concinna Le Conte |
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Emys concinna Bonaparte 1831 |
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Terrapene concinna Bonaparte 1831 |
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Clemmys concinna Fitzinger 1835 |
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Pseudemys concinna Gray 1856 |
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Ptychemys concinna Agassiz 1857 |
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Chrysemys concinna Boulenger 1889 |
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Pseudemys floridana concinna Carr 1935 |
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1831 | |
Emys annulifera Gray in Griffith (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Trachemys annulifera Gray 1873 |
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1836 | |
Emys hieroglyphica Holbrook (Seidel 1994) |
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Pseudemys hieroglyphica Gray 1856 |
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Ptychemys hieroglyphica Agassiz 1857 |
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Clemmys hieroglyphica Strauch 1862 |
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Chrysemys hieroglyphica Boulenger 1889 |
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Pseudemys floridana hieroglyphica Carr 1938 |
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Pseudemys concinna hieroglyphica Stejneger & Barbour 1939 |
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Chrysemys concinna hieroglyphica Weaver & Rose 1967 |
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1838 | |
Emys mobilensis Holbrook (Seidel 1994) |
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Ptychemys mobilensis Agassiz 1857 |
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Clemmys mobilensis Strauch 1862 |
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Pseudemys mobiliensis [lapsus] Gray 1863 |
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Chrysemys mobiliensis Boulenger 1889 |
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Pseudemys floridana mobiliensis Carr 1937 |
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Pseudemys concinna mobilensis Stejneger & Barbour 1939 |
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Chrysemys concinna mobilensis Cochran & Goin 1970 |
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1851 | |
Emys labyrinthica Duméril & Bibron in Duméril & Duméril (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Chrysemys labyrinthica Hay 1892 |
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Pseudemys labyrinthica Baur 1893 |
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Clemmys labyrinthica Strauch 1862 |
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1857 | |
Ptychemys hoyi Agassiz (Iverson 1992) |
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Pseudemys concinna hoyi Stejneger 1938 |
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Pseudemys floridana hoyi Brown 1950 |
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Chrysemys floridana hoyi Cochran & Goin 1970 |
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1865 | |
Emys orthonyx Wied (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1928 | |
Pseudemys elonae Brimley (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1928 | |
Pseudemys vioscana Brimley (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1937 | |
Pseudemys floridana suwanniensis Carr (Seidel & Dreslik 1996; Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis Stejneger & Barbour 1939 |
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Chrysemys concinna suwanniensis Weaver & Rose 1967 |
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Pseudemys sueanniensis [lapsus] Nothstine, Davis & DeRoos 1971 |
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Pseudemys suwanniensis Seidel 1994 |
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1957 | |
Pseudemys virginica Pasteels [lapsus] (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1994 | |
Pseudemys concinna metteri Ward |
Other common names:
concinna: Eastern River Cooter
hieroglyphica: Hieroglyphic Cooter
metteri: Metter's Cooter
suwanniensis: Suwannee Cooter
Remarks:
Taxonomy of concinna and related taxa has a confused history.
Previously included floridana, gorzugi, and texana.
Some authors regard suwanniensis as a separate species (Nothstine, Davis & DeRoos 1971; Collins 1991; Seidel 1994; Crother (ed.) 2008, 2012), as opposed to others
(e.g., Jackson 1995, Seidel & Dreslik 1996; Conant & Collins 1998; Fritz & Havas 2006).
Distribution:
USA
(Alabama,
Arkansas,
Florida,
Georgia,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
North Carolina,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
South Carolina,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Virginia,
West Virginia).
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Pseudemys floridana
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Florida Cooter
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Florida-Schmuckschildkröte
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Nordlig Florida-pragtterrapin
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Testudo floridana Le Conte |
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Terrapene floridana Bonaparte 1830 |
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Emys floridana Duméril & Bibron 1835 |
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Clemmys floridana Fitzinger 1835 |
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Pseudemys floridana Baur 1893 |
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Chrysemys floridana Ditmars 1907 |
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Pseudemys concinna floridana Ashe 1970 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of concinna (e.g., Fritz & Havas 2006).
Formerly included peninsularis.
Many authors have regarded floridana as a separate species, others as a subspecies of concinna.
Treated as a separate species herein, following Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk (2021).
Distribution:
USA
(Alabama,
Florida,
Georgia,
Louisiana,
Mississippi,
North Carolina,
South Carolina,
Virginia).
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Pseudemys gorzugi
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Rio Grande Cooter
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Rio-Grande-Schmuckschildkröte
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Rio Grande-pragtterrapin
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Pseudemys concinna gorzugi Ward |
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Pseudemys gorzugi Ernst 1990 |
Remarks:
Raised to full species status by Ernst (1990) and Collins (1991).
Reported for Chihuahua by Dijk, Iverson, Shaffer, Bour & Rhodin (2012), but no other records seem to support this.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Coahuila,
Nuevo Leon,
Tamaulipas),
USA
(New Mexico,
Texas).
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Pseudemys nelsoni
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Florida Red-bellied Turtle
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Florida-Rotbauch-Schmuckschildkröte
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Sydlig Rødbuget Terrapin
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Pseudemys nelsoni Carr |
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Pseudemys rubriventris nelsoni Mertens 1951 |
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Chrysemys nelsoni McDowell 1964 |
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Chrysemys rubriventris nelsoni Obst 1983 |
Introduced to:
British Virgin Islands,
USA
(Texas).
Distribution:
USA
(Florida,
Georgia).
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Pseudemys peninsularis
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Peninsula Cooter
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Halbinsel-Schmuckschildkröte
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Sydlig Florida-pragtterrapin
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Pseudemys floridana peninsularis Carr |
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Chrysemys floridana peninsularis Weaver & Rose 1967 |
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Pseudemys peninsularis Seidel 1994 |
Remarks:
Some authors regard peninsularis as a subspecies of floridana.
Fritz & Havas (2006) treated peninsularis as a separate species, but floridana as a subspecies of concinna (see remarks under concinna).
Distribution:
USA
(Florida).
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Pseudemys rubriventris
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Northern Red-bellied Cooter, American Red-bellied Turtle, Eastern Red-bellied Turtle
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Rotbauch-Schmuckschildkröte
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Nordlig Rødbuget Terrapin
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1830 | |
Testudo rubriventris Le Conte |
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Terrapene rubriventris Bonaparte 1830 |
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Emys rubriventris Duméril & Bibron 1835 |
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Clemmys rubriventris Fitzinger 1835 |
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Chrysemys rubriventris Boulenger 1889 |
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Pseudemys rubriventris Baur 1893 |
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1835 | |
Emys irrigata Bell in Duméril & Bibron (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1844 | |
Emys rivulata Gray [not Emys rivulata Valenciennes 1833] (Fritz & Havas 2006) |
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1937 | |
Pseudemys rubriventris bangsi Babcock (Iverson 1992) |
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Chrysemys rubriventris bangsi Ernst & Barbour 1972 |
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Pseudemys bangsi Collins 1991 |
Introduced to:
USA
(New York,
Long Island).
Distribution:
USA
(Delaware,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
New Jersey,
North Carolina,
Pennsylvania,
Virginia,
Washington, D.C.,
West Virginia).
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Pseudemys rubriventris
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Pseudemys texana
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Texas Cooter
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Texas-Schmuckschildkröte
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Texas-pragtterrapin
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1893 | |
Pseudemys texana Baur |
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Chrysemys texana Ditmars 1907 |
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Pseudemys floridana texana Carr 1938 |
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Pseudemys concinna texana Conant 1958 |
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Chrysemys concinna texana Conant 1975 |
Distribution:
USA
(Texas).
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