Pseudemys

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Archelosauria
Division: Pan-Testudines
Division: Testudinata
Ordo: Testudines
Subordo: Cryptodira
Superfamilia: Testudinoidea

Familia: Emydidae
Subfamilia: Deirochelyinae
Genus: Pseudemys
Species: P. alabamensis – P. concinna – P. floridana – P. gorzugi – † P. hibbardi – P. nelsoni – P. peninsularis - P. rubriventris – P. texana
Name

Pseudemys Gray, 1855
Vernacular names
Deutsch: Echte Schmuckschildkröten
English: Cooter Turtles
日本語: クーターガメ属

Pseudemys is a genus of large, herbivorous, freshwater turtles of the eastern United States and adjacent northeast Mexico. They are often referred to as cooters, which stems from kuta, the word for turtle in the Bambara and Malinké languages, brought to America by enslaved people from Africa.[2]

Description
Suwannee cooter

The genus Pseudemys comprises approximately seven species, although the validity of some taxa remains in question. Members of this genus are among the largest of the Emydidae, capable of attaining carapace lengths of over 16.0 in (40.64 cm) and capable of weighing up to 35 lbs (15.876 kg), although most individuals are far smaller. All are aquatic, spending the majority of their time in lakes, rivers, and ponds where they can easily be seen basking on rocks and logs in sunny weather.
Species

Pseudemys alabamensis – Alabama red-bellied cooter[1]
Pseudemys concinna – river cooter[1]
Pseudemys concinna concinna – eastern river cooter[1]
Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis – Suwannee cooter[1]
Pseudemys floridana or Pseudemys concinna floridana – coastal plain cooter[1] or Florida cooter
Pseudemys gorzugi – Rio Grande cooter[1]
Pseudemys nelsoni – Florida red-bellied cooter[1]
Pseudemys peninsularis – peninsula cooter[1]
Pseudemys rubriventris – northern red-bellied cooter[1]
Pseudemys texana – Texas river cooter[1]

References

Rhodin 2010, pp. 000.101–000.102

"Cooters". Merriam-Webster. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-08-03.

Bibliography

Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-15.