EMYSystem Text Only Genus Page: Emys
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order..........TESTUDINES (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
family...........Emydidae (Pond Turtles)
subfamily.......Emydinae (Emydine Turtles)
genus...............Emys (European Pond Turtles)
species
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E. orbicularis (European Pond Turtle)
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- Original Description
- Duméril 1806 : 76
- Common Name
- European Pond Turtles
- Distribution
- As for the single species
- Comments
- See Comment under Emydoidea.
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