NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Eastern River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna (Le Conte, 1830)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The river cooter (Pseudemys concinna) is a species of freshwater turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is native to the central and eastern United States, but has been introduced into parts of California, Washington, and British Columbia.
Wikipedia contributors, River cooter; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:56:06.885737+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pseudemys concinna (Le Conte, 1830)
- Name authority
- (Le Conte, 1830)
- Common name
- Eastern River Cooter
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Testudines
- Family
- Emydidae
- Genus
- Pseudemys
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderTestudines Batsch, 1788
- suborderCryptodira
- superfamilyTestudinoidea
- familyEmydidae
- genusPseudemys
- speciesPseudemys concinna (Le Conte, 1830)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pseudemys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Redbelly TurtlePseudemys nelsoni Carr, 1938 | EmydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Texas River CooterPseudemys texana Baur, 1893 | EmydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Peninsula CooterPseudemys peninsularis Carr, 1938 | EmydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eastern Redbelly TurtlePseudemys rubriventris (Le Conte, 1830) | EmydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Florida CooterPseudemys floridana (Le Conte, 1830) | EmydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alabama Redbelly TurtlePseudemys alabamensis Baur, 1893 | EmydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rio Grande CooterPseudemys gorzugi Ward, 1984 | EmydidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Testudo concinna Le Conte, 1830 Le Conte, 1830 | synonym |
| Ptychemys hoyi Agassiz, 1857 Agassiz, 1857 | synonym |
| Emys labyrinthica Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1851 Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1851 | synonym |
| Emys mobilensis Holbrook, 1838 Holbrook, 1838 | synonym |
| Emys orthonyx Wied, 1865 Wied, 1865 | synonym |
| Emys annulifera Gray, 1831 Gray, 1831 | synonym |
| Pseudemys elonae Brimley, 1928 Brimley, 1928 | synonym |
| Pseudemys suwanniensis Carr, 1937 Carr, 1937 | synonym |
| Pseudemys concinna metteri Ward, 1984 Ward, 1984 | synonym |
| Chrysemys mobilensis Boulenger, 1889 Boulenger, 1889 | synonym |
| Pseudemys vioscana Brimley, 1928 Brimley, 1928 | synonym |
| Pseudemys floridana suwanniensis Carr, 1937 Carr, 1937 | synonym |
| Emys hieroglyphica Holbrook, 1836 Holbrook, 1836 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Pseudemys&species=concinna Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4NM9N. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.