Missouri Emydidae (Box and Basking Turtles)
- Chrysemys Gray, 1844 - Painted Turtles
- Chrysemys dorsalis Agassiz, 1857 - Southern Painted Turtle
- Chrysemys picta (Schneider, 1783) - Western Painted Turtle
- Deirochelys Agassiz, 1857 - Chicken Turtles
- Deirochelys reticularia (Latreille in Sonnini and Latreille, 1801) - Western Chicken Turtle
- Emydoidea Gray, 1870 - Blanding's Turtles
- Emydoidea blandingii (Holbrook, 1838) - Blanding's Turtle
- Graptemys Agassiz, 1857 - Map Turtles
- Graptemys geographica (LeSueur, 1817) - Northern Map Turtle
- Graptemys ouachitensis Cagle, 1953 - Ouachita Map Turtle
- Graptemys pseudogeographica (Gray, 1831) - False Map Turtle
- Pseudemys Gray, 1856 - Cooters
- Pseudemys concinna (LeConte, 1830) - River Cooter
- Terrapene Merrem, 1820 - American Box Turtles
- Terrapene carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Three-toed Box Turtle
- Terrapene ornata (Agassiz, 1857) - Ornate Box Turtle
- Trachemys Agassiz, 1857 - Sliders
- Trachemys scripta (Schoepff, 1792) - Red-eared Slider
Native Status
Emydidae (Box and Basking Turtles) is native to Missouri.
Linnaean Classification
- Kingdom:
- Animalia - Animals
- Phylum:
- Chordata - Chordates
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata - Vertebrates
- Class:
- Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 - Reptiles
- Order:
- Testudines Linnaeus, 1758 - Turtles
- Family:
- Emydidae Gray, 1825 - Box and Basking Turtles
Recent Taxonomic Synonyms
(none)