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order..........TESTUDINES (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
family...........Emydidae (Pond Turtles)
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Deirochelyinae
Emydinae
Original Description
Rafinesque 1815 : 75
Original name
Emidania
Common Name
Pond Turtles
Distribution
The Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa
Comments
Taxonomic history discussed by Smith and Smith (1979) and Pritchard and Trebbau (1984). McDowell (1964) discussed relationships within the family. Whetstone (1978), Gaffney (1975a), and Gaffney and Meylan (1988) discussed phylogenetic relationships with other turtle families. Bramble (1974) discussed the evolution of plastral kinesis in the family. Bickham and Baker (1976a) and Carr and Bickham (1986) discussed karyotype evolution in this group.
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