Chelydridae
Also known as: Alligatorschildkröten, Bijtschildpadden, Chélydridés, Kapankaplumbağagiller, Mikinaakwag, Skorpuchowate, Snapping Turtles, Tartarugas-mordedoras
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Testudines |
| Family | Chelydridae |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER, TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 10 |
| Species records held | 22 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 63 |
| GBIF key | 5462 |
Genera in Chelydridae
- Chelydra — 7 species: Chelydra acutirostris, Chelydra crassa, Chelydra decheni, Chelydra haydnmcphiei, Chelydra murchisoni, Chelydra rossignonii, Chelydra serpentina
- Chelydropsis — 4 species: Chelydropsis apellanizi, Chelydropsis aubasi, Chelydropsis kusnetzovi, Chelydropsis sansaniensis
- Macrochelys — 4 species: Macrochelys maxhoseri, Macrochelys muscati, Macrochelys suwanniensis, Macrochelys temminckii
- Acherontemys — 1 species: Acherontemys heckmani
- Denverus — 1 species: Denverus middletoni
- Emarginachelys — 1 species: Emarginachelys cretacea
- Gafsachelys — 1 species: Gafsachelys neurirregularis
- Hoplochelys — 1 species: Hoplochelys clark
- Protochelydra — 1 species: Protochelydra zangerli
- Tullochelys — 1 species: Tullochelys montana
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.