Testudinoidea

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Testudinoidea
Midland painted turtle (Chrysemys picta marginata)

of the family Emydidae.

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Testudinoidea

Fitzinger, 1826[1]
Families

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).


References

  1. ^ Rhodin 2010, p. 000.99 harvnb error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFRhodin2010 (help)
Bibliography
  • Rhodin, Anders G.J. (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status". Archived from the original (pdf) on 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2010-12-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)