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Chelydridae (snapping turtles and big-headed turtles)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The Chelydridae are a family of turtles that has seven extinct and two extant genera. The extant genera are the snapping turtles Chelydra and Macrochelys. Both are endemic to the Western Hemisphere. The extinct genera are Acherontemys, Chelydrops, Chelydropsis, Emarginachelys, Macrocephalochelys, Planiplastron, and Protochelydra.
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Genus

Acherontemys (1)
Chelydra (snapping turtles) (3)
Chelydropsis (8)
Denverus (1)
Emarginachelys (1)
Gafsachelys (1)
Hoplochelys (2)
Macrochelys (alligator snapping turtle) (7)
Protochelydra (1)
Tullochelys (1)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0