The painted turtle is the most widespread native turtle of North America, a member of the genus Chrysemys within the pond turtle family Emydidae. Fossils show the painted turtle existed 15 million years ago, and three regionally based subspecies evolved during the last ice age; the southern painted turtle is alternately considered either the only other species in Chrysemys or another subspecies of Chrysemys picta.
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Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Painted Turtle (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Argentina, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Cyprus, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Italy, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mexico, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Netherlands, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Peru, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Philippines, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Portugal, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Painted turtle
system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
As resilient survivors belonging to the pond turtle family Emydidae, these turtles adapted creatively to the planet's changing climate.
Description
Because they are highly adaptable and widely distributed across fresh waters from Canada to Mexico, their conservation status is listed as Least Concern, meaning they are currently thriving in the wild.
View the Source2. Painted Turtle (Wikidata)
WikidataStatements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Chrysemys, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q14566117 (Chrysemys)
View the Source 3. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Species name (page title)Quote, Species name (page title)
Chrysemys picta
Wikidata: Painted Turtle
Wikidata Q199203, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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