Testudinoidea

Testudinoidea
Midland painted turtle (Chrysemys picta marginata) of the family Emydidae.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sauropsida
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea Fitzinger, 1826
Families
Family Emydidae Family Geoemydidae Family Platysternidae Family Testudinidae Family Haichemydidae (extinct) Family Lindholmemydidae (extinct) Family Sinochelyidae (extinct)

Testudinoidea is a superfamily within the suborder Cryptodira of the order Testudines. It includes the families of pond turtles (Emydidae); Asian turtles (Geoemydidae); the Big-headed turtle(the monotypic Platysternidae) and tortoises (Testudinidae).

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Bibliography

• Rhodin, Anders G.J.; Paul van Dijk, Peter; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status" (pdf). Archived from the original on 2010-12-15. http://www.webcitation.org/5uzfktoIh. Retrieved 2010-12-15.