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Emys
European pond turtle
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Emydidae
Subfamily: Emydinae
Genus: Emys
A.M.C. Duméril, 1805[1]
Key:
  Range of Emys trinacris.
  Range of Emys orbicularis.
  Range of Emydoidea blandingii (formerly Emys blandingii)
  Range of Actinemys marmorata (formerly Emys marmorata)

Emys is a small genus within the family Emydidae. The genus (sensu lato), consisting primarily of freshwater pond turtles, is endemic to Europe. It is the only genus in the Emydidae outside of North America.

Species

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The following two species may be assigned to the genus Emys (sensu lato).[2]

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) European pond turtle[3] Western Palaearctic
Emys trinacris Fritz et al., 2005 Sicilian pond turtle[3][4] Italy (Sicily)

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Emys.

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