Turtle

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Order Chelonia - Turtles

Suborder Cryptodira

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• Family Chelydridae (Snapping Turtles)
• Superfamily Testudinoidea
• Family Testudinidae (Tortoises)
• Family Bataguridae (Asian River Turtles, Leaf and Roofed Turtles, Asian Box Turtles)
• Family Emydidae (Pond Turtles/Box and Water Turtles)
• Superfamily Trionychoidea
• Family Carettochelyidae (Pignose Turtles)
• Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
• Superfamily Kinosternoidea
• Family Dermatemydidae (River Turtles)
• Family Kinosternidae (Mud and Musk Turtles)
• Family Platysternidae (Big-headed Turtles)
• Superfamily Chelonioidea
• Family Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
• Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Turtles)

Suborder Pleurodira

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• Family Chelidae (Austro-American Sideneck Turtles)
• Superfamily Pelomedusoidea
• Family Pelomedusidae (Afro-American Sideneck Turtles)
• Family Podocnemididae (Madagascan Big-headed and American Sideneck River Turtles)