Chrysemys dorsalis Agassiz 1857:440

Syntypes (at least 3): USNM 21 (Cochran 1961:229; Reynolds et al. 2007:11); and MCZ 1801 and 31960 (Barbour & Loveridge 1929:241 reported only two syntypes in the MCZ numbered 1801–1802); type locality correction by Ernst (1967:133) by default makes MCZ 1801 the lectotype (Smith & Smith 1980:423).