Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae
Etymology: From the Latin corniculum, deminutive of cornu, horn, for example, with small horns, referring to the anterior projections of the carapace, specifically on the nuchal, and sometimes referred to as the nuchal horns. The common name of this species is: horned painted turtle.
Full reference: S. E. Jasinski. 2022. A new species of Chrysemys (Emydidae: Deirochelyinae) from the latest Miocene-Early Pliocene of Tennessee, USA and its implications for the evolution of painted turtles. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 1-35
Belongs to Chrysemys according to S. E. Jasinski 2022
Sister taxa: Chrysemys (Pseudemys), Chrysemys dorsalis, Chrysemys index, Chrysemys isoni, Chrysemys lachati, Chrysemys lavrovi, Chrysemys picta, Chrysemys platymarginata, Chrysemys sculptata, Chrysemys timida
Type specimen: ETMNH-12491, a partial skeleton (complete carapace and nearly complete plastron, missing only small portions near the left and right bridges and the posterior-most rim of the plastron; set of i)
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Chrysemys corniculata in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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