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Chrysemys is a genus of turtles in the family Emydidae. They are found throughout most of North America. The species in the genus include the painted and the southern painted turtles. ==Reproduction== Chrysemys have temperature dependent sex determination. During egg incubation, lower temperatures produce males while higher temperatures produce females.

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Instance of
monotypic taxon
Parent taxon
Emydidae
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Painted turtle.jpg
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taxon common name
Boyalı kaplumbağa
taxon name
Chrysemys
taxon rank
genus
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Category:Chrysemys
Commons category
Chrysemys
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Chrysemys is a genus of turtles in the family Emydidae. They are found throughout most of North America. The species in the genus include the painted and the southern painted turtles. ==Reproduction== Chrysemys have temperature dependent sex determination. During egg incubation, lower temperatures produce males while higher temperatures produce females.

==Species== There are two extant species: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution |- |120px ||Chrysemys dorsalis Agassiz, 1857 || Southern painted turtle||south-central United States. |- |120px ||Chrysemys picta Schneider, 1783) ||Painted turtle||southern Canada to northern Mexico |- |}

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