Emys orbicularis occidentalis Fritz 1993:136

Holotype: MNHN 1961.0344 (photographed in the original description, p. 139, Fig. 8b); paratypes (50; 8 photographed in the original description, p. 142–43, Fig. 10; p. 145, Fig. 12; p. 147, Fig. 13), BMNH 1906.8.29.3-4, 1920.1.20.1325, and 1920.1.20.2247; MNHN 4091, 9070, 9529, 9533- 34, 1983.1087, 1985.332-33, and 1991.2705-06; MTD 31815 and 33599; NMB 19265 and 19372; NMW 14703:1-2, 14704:1-2, and 14705:1-2 (Tiedemann et al. 1994:12); RMNH 15003 and 11371 (2)(Hoogmoed et al. 2010:5); SMF 67819, 69794, and 66815-18; and SMNS 4698-99, 4700:1-5, 4701:1-2, 4702:1-2, 4703, 4704:1-2 and 5619:1-3 (Schlüter & Hallermann 1997:9).

Emys orbicularis fritzjuergenobsti Fritz 1993:132

Holotype: SMNS 4639:9 (Schlüter & Hallermann 1997:9; photographed in the original description, p. 139, Fig 8a); paratypes (26; 8 photographed in the original description, p. 140–41, Fig. 9; p. 145, Fig. 12; p. 147, Fig. 13), BMNH 1876.2.28.1; MTD 11120-21, 14350-51, 17104; NMB 15914, 16425-26; NMP P6j-63/89; NMW 14700-001 (Tiedemann et al. 1994:12) and 31462 (not listed by Tiedemann et al. 1994:11); SMF 69917; SMNS 4639:1-8, 4639:10, 5496:1-2, and 7845 (Schlüter & Hallermann 1997:9).

Emys orbicularis hispanica Fritz, Keller, & Budde 1996:132

Holotype: EDB 29209 (photographed in the original description, p. 140, Fig. 12); paratypes (8), EBD 28670-73, 28675, 28687-88; MTD 39188 (formerly EDB 29255).

Emys orbicularis persica Eichwald 1831: 196

Holotype: Not located.

Emys orbicularis iberica Eichwald 1831: 196

Holotype: Not located.

Emys orbicularis orientalis Fritz 1994:72

Holotype: BMNH 1874.11.23.8 (photographed in the original description, p. 74, Fig. 17); paratypes (21), AMNH 88424; BMNH 1874.11.23.3 and 1908.8.7.1; NMB 10874-75, 14562:1-2, and 20320; SMF 51457-58, 54872, 61338, and 73488; SMNS 3814:1-3, 5883, and 5966:1 (Schlüter & Hallermann 1997:10); ZIN 14119ab; and ZMUC 2576.

Emys orbicularis kurae Fritz 1994:78

Holotype: NMW 14557:1 (photographed in the original description, p. 79, Fig 20); paratypes (41), MCZ 5309; MTD 10629, and 25622; NMW 14554, 14555:1-2, 14556, 14557:2-3, 14558:1-2, 14559:1-3, 14560:1-3, 14561:1-2, and 14563:1- 3; ZIN 4040 a-b, 10707a-d, and 16572; ZMB 38108-09, 49058, 49392, and 49579-80; ZMMU 328:1-4, 1101, and 1694.