Pseudemys: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Pseudemys
Species
Scientific Name: Pseudemys

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Pseudemys

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.

Pseudemys in languages:

Chinese: 偽龜屬
Danish: Pragtterrapiner
English: Cooters
French: Pseudémydes
German: Echte Schmuckschildkröten
Italian: Testuggini Cooter
Japanese: クーターガメ属
Korean: 강쿠터속
Russian: Украшенные черепахи

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