Definition of Chelopus. Meaning of Chelopus. Synonyms of Chelopus

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Chelopus guttatus
Note: The yellow-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys acebra) of the Southern United States, the red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rugosa), native of the tributaries Chesapeake Bay (called also potter, slider, and redfender), and the diamond-back or salt-marsh terrapin (Malaclemmys palustris), are the most important American species. The diamond-back terrapin is native of nearly the whole of the Atlantic coast of the United States. Alligator terrapin, the snapping turtle. Mud terrapin, any one of numerous species of American tortoises of the genus Cinosternon. Painted terrapin, the painted turtle. See under Painted. Speckled terrapin, a small fresh-water American terrapin (Chelopus guttatus) having the carapace black with round yellow spots; -- called also spotted turtle.
Chelopus marmoratus
Ellachick El"la*chick, n. [Native Indian name.] (Zo["o]l.) A fresh-water tortoise (Chelopus marmoratus) of California; -- used as food.

Meaning of Chelopus from wikipedia

- pulc****a Gray, 1855 Glyptemys insculpta Ag****iz, 1857 Glyptemys pulc****a Gray, 1869 Chelopus insculptus Cope, 1875 Calemys insculpta Feldman & Parham, 2002...
- carolina var. mexicana Boulenger, 1889 Onichotria mexicana Herrera, 1890 Chelopus mexic**** Velasco, 1892 Terrapene mexicana Baur, 1893 Terrapene goldmani...
- Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima Gray, 1873 Chelopus pulcherrima Bocourt, 1876 Pseudemys pulcherrima Garman, 1884 Chelopus pulcherrimus Cope, 1887 Nicoria punctularia...
- Synonyms Chelopus rubidus Cope, 1870 Geoclemmys rubida Gray, 1870 Rhinoclemmys mexicana Gray, 1870 Chelopus mexicana Bocourt, 1876 Chelopus mexic****...
- guttata (Schneider, 1792) Synonyms Genus synonymy Clemmys Ritgen, 1828 Chelopus Rafinesque, 1832 Nanemys Ag****iz, 1857 Melanemys Shufeldt, 1919 Species...
- muhlenburgii [sic] Gray, 1870 (ex errore) Calemys muhlenburgii — Gray, 1870 Chelopus muhlenbergii — Cope, 1875 Calemys muhlenbergii — Boulenger, 1889 Clemmys...
- Rhinoclemys (Callopsis) annulata — Gray, 1863 Chelopus annulatus — Cope, 1865 Rhinoclemmys annulata — Gray, 1870 Chelopus gabbii Cope, 1876 Emys gabbi [sic] Günther...
- Species: R. funerea Binomial name Rhinoclemmys funerea (Cope, 1875) Synonyms Chelopus funereus Cope, 1876 Emys funerea Günther, 1885 Geoemyda funerea Dunn, 1930...
- Geoclemys callocephalus Gray, 1863 Clemmys callocephala Strauch, 1865 Chelopus punctularius Cope, 1865 Geoclemmys callocephala Gray, 1870 Geoclemmys callocephalus...
- Clemmys areolata Strauch, 1862 Malaclemys concentrica areolata Gray, 1863 Chelopus areolatus Cope, 1865 Nicoria punctularia var. areolata Boulenger, 1889...