EMYSystem Genus Page: Pseudemys (Cooter Turtles)

EMYSystem Genus Page: Pseudemys

approximate range

P. alabamensis

P. concinna

P. floridana

P. gorzugi

P. nelsoni

P. peninsularis

P. rubriventris

P. suwanniensis

P. texana


	Original Description	Gray 1855 : 33
	Common name	Cooter Turtles
	Distribution	Eastern USA and NE Mexico
	Comments	See Comment under Chrysemys. The arrangement of species and subspecies by Wermuth and Mertens (1977) differs considerably from most recent reviews (e.g., Pritchard, 1979; Iverson, 1986b); but see Fritz and Bienert, 1981). Smith and Smith (1979) discuss the problem. The partitioning of the formerly included species between Pseudemys and Trachemys is discussed by Seidel and Smith (1986) and Seidel and Jackson (1990). Subgenera under species accounts (i.e., Pseudemys and Ptychemys) follow Ward (1984).

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