Emys
Emys is a small genus of turtles in the family Emydidae. The genus ("sensu lato") is endemic to Europe and North America. Species. The following two species may be assigned to the genus "Emys" ("sensu lato"). "Nota bene": A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than "Emys". Taxonomy. The eastern North American species, "E. blandingii", is usually separated into its own genus, "Emydoidea". Similarly, the western North American species, "E. marmorata" and "E. pallida", were recently moved to their own genus, "Actinemys".