.::::: Turtles of the World - Emydidae - Clemmys :::::.
Last update: 10 May, 2004

A monotypic genus of North American turtles. The genus untill recently also contained species now placed in Emys and Glyptemys.

Clemmys Ritgen, 1828
(Type = Testudo guttata)
Calemys
Agassiz, 1857
Clemmys guttata (Schneider, 1792)
Testudo guttata Schneider, 1792
Testudo punctata Schoepff, 1792
Distribution: .
Literature
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