Southern painted turtle | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
Family: | Emydidae |
Genus: | Chrysemys |
Species: | C. dorsalis
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Binomial name | |
Chrysemys dorsalis Agassiz, 1857
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Synonyms | |
Chrysemys picta dorsalis |
The southern painted turtle (Chrysemys dorsalis) is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. It is endemic to the south-central United States.[1]