Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(European Pond Terrapin)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEmys orbicularis (European Pond Terrapin)
FamilyEMYDIDAE (terrapins)
OrderTESTUDINES (turtles, terrapins and tortoises)
ClassREPTILIA (reptiles)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Snell, C. 2006 Status of the Common Tree Frog in Britain British Wildlife Vol 27, No 3: 153-160.
Winchester, D., Wade, M., Ames, V. & McKee, K. Red-eared Terrapin

Emys orbicularis (European Pond Terrapin) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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