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Testudines

Synonyms: Reptilia (pro parte)

Family

Carettochelyidae (20)   (1)
Chelidae (Austro-American side-necked turtles) (98)   (7)
Cheloniidae (93)   (3)
Chelydridae (snapping turtles and big-headed turtles) (26)
Dermatemydidae (51)   (1)
Dermochelyidae (leatherback turtle) (19)
Emydidae (126)   (11)
Geoemydidae (109)   (44)
Kinosternidae (48)   (2)
Pelomedusidae (42)
Platysternidae (1)   (1)
Podocnemididae (55)   (2)
Testudinidae (tortoises) (232)   (27)
Trionychidae (softshell turtles) (131)   (13)

(...) = Species count
(...) = Endangered count
(...) = Invasive count

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