Chelidae
Also known as: Australsk-amerikanske Halsvendere, Austro-American Side-Necked Turtles, Austro-American Side-necked Turtles, Cágados pescoço-de-cobra, Kura-kura Berleher-ular, Matamatowate, Schlangenhalsschildkröten, Slangenhalsschildpadden
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Testudines |
| Family | Chelidae |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER, TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 26 |
| Species records held | 116 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 223 |
| GBIF key | 9120 |
Genera in Chelidae
- Chelodina — 23 species: Chelodina alanrixii, Chelodina brisbaneensis, Chelodina burrungandjii, Chelodina canni, Chelodina duboisi, Chelodina expansa, Chelodina gunaleni, Chelodina insculpta
- Elseya — 23 species: Elseya albagula, Elseya auramemoria, Elseya branderhorsti, Elseya caelatus, Elseya dentata, Elseya dorriani, Elseya eidolon, Elseya fitzroyi
- Mesoclemmys — 12 species: Mesoclemmys dahli, Mesoclemmys gibba, Mesoclemmys heliostemma, Mesoclemmys hogei, Mesoclemmys jurutiensis, Mesoclemmys nasuta, Mesoclemmys perplexa, Mesoclemmys raniceps
- Emydura — 9 species: Emydura australis, Emydura gunaleni, Emydura hawkeswoodi, Emydura macquarii, Emydura subglobosa, Emydura tanybaraga, Emydura victoriae, Emydura wellingtoni
- Acanthochelys — 5 species: Acanthochelys cosquinensis, Acanthochelys macrocephala, Acanthochelys pallidipectoris, Acanthochelys radiolata, Acanthochelys spixii
- Chelus — 5 species: Chelus colombianus, Chelus fimbriata, Chelus lewisi, Chelus orinocensis, Chelus orinocoensis
- Hydromedusa — 4 species: Hydromedusa casamayorensis, Hydromedusa maximiliani, Hydromedusa meyeyouchelys, Hydromedusa tectifera
- Myuchelys — 4 species: Myuchelys bellii, Myuchelys georgesi, Myuchelys latisternum, Myuchelys purvisi
- Phrynops — 4 species: Phrynops geoffroanus, Phrynops hilarii, Phrynops tuberosus, Phrynops williamsi
- Platemys — 4 species: Platemys bowerbanki, Platemys lachati, Platemys platycephala, Platemys sulcatus
- Prochelidella — 4 species: Prochelidella argentinae, Prochelidella buitreraensis, Prochelidella cerrobarcinae, Prochelidella portezuelae
- Lomalatachelys — 2 species: Lomalatachelys neuquina, Lomalatachelys nuequina
- Rheodytes — 2 species: Rheodytes devisi, Rheodytes leukops
- Wollumbinia — 2 species: Wollumbinia darnellafrazierae, Wollumbinia georgefloydi
- Yaminuechelys — 2 species: Yaminuechelys gasparinii, Yaminuechelys sulcipeculiaris
- Birlimarr — 1 species: Birlimarr gaffneyi
- Bonapartemys — 1 species: Bonapartemys bajobarrealis
- Elusor — 1 species: Elusor macrurus
- Linderochelys — 1 species: Linderochelys rinconensis
- Mendozachelys — 1 species: Mendozachelys wichmanni
- Palaeophrynops — 1 species: Palaeophrynops patagonicus
- Pelocomastes — 1 species: Pelocomastes ampla
- Pseudemydura — 1 species: Pseudemydura umbrina
- Rhinemys — 1 species: Rhinemys rufipes
- Rionegrochelys — 1 species:
- Salamanchelys — 1 species:
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.