Testudinidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Testudinoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Division: Pan-Testudines Division: Testudinata Ordo: Testudines Subordo: Cryptodira Superfamilia: Testudinoidea

Familia: Testudinidae

Overview of genera (22)

Aldabrachelys – Astrochelys – Centrochelys – Chelonoidis – Chersina – Chersobius – Cylindraspis – Geochelone – Gopherus – †Hadrianus – †Hesperotestudo – Homopus – Indotestudo – Kinixys – Malacochersus – Manouria – †Megalochelys – Psammobates – Pyxis – Stigmochelys – †Stylemys – Testudo – †Titanochelon

Name

Testudinidae Batsch, 1788

References

Batsch, A.J.G.C. 1788: Versuch einer Anleitung zur Kenntniss und Geschichte der Thiere und Mineralien. Erster Theil. Allgemeine Geschichte der Natur; besondre der Säugthiere, Vögel, Amphibien und Fische. Jena: Akademischen Buchandlung, 528 pp.
Turtle Extinctions Working Group (Rhodin, A.G.J., Thomson, S., Georgalis, G., Karl, H.-V., Danilov, I.G., Takahashi, A., de la Fuente, M.S., Bourque, J.R., Delfino, M., Bour, R., Iverson, J.B., Shaffer, H.B., and van Dijk, P.P.). 2015. Turtles and tortoises of the world during the rise and global spread of humanity: first checklist and review of extinct Pleistocene and Holocene chelonians. Chelonian Research Monographs. 5(8):000e.1–66. Download
Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (van Dijk, P.P., Iverson, J.B., Rhodin, A.G.J., Shaffer, H.B. & Bour, R.) 2014. Turtles of the world, 7th edition: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution with maps, and conservation status. Chelonian Research Monographs 5: 329–479. PDF. Reference page.

Vernacular names

ak: Akyekyedie
беларуская: Сухапутныя чарапахі
Cymraeg: Crwban
Deutsch: Landschildkröten
English: Tortoise
Esperanto: Testudo
español: Tortuga
suomi: Maakilpikonnat
日本語: リクガメ科
Lëtzebuergesch: Landdeckelsmouken
македонски: Сувоземни желки
Nederlands: Landschildpadden
svenska: Landsköldpaddor
ไทย: เต่าบก
Türkçe: Kara kaplumbağasıgiller

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