Clemmys is a genus of turtles currently containing a single extant species, the spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata).
Clemmys | |
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Spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
Family: | Emydidae |
Subfamily: | Emydinae |
Genus: | Clemmys Ritgen, 1828 |
Species | |
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In the past, several other species were included in the genus, including a number of fossil species. DNA analysis has restricted the genus to containing only the spotted turtle.[1][2] Fossil species are now restricted to the Neogene of North America as far back as the Miocene.[3]
Extant species formerly in Clemmys
Fossil species