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Testudines
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Family Chelidae Species | Snakenecks and sidenecks |
| Family Chelidae location | Australia and South America |
| Family Chelidae at SCZ | Broad shelled snakenecks |
| Family Chelidae in Zoo | somewhat common |
| Family Carettochelyidae Species | Fly River Turtles |
| Family Carettochelyidae location | Australia and New Guinea |
| Family Carettochelyidae at SCZ | fly river turtles |
| Family Carettochelyidae in zoo | common |
| Family Cheloniidae Species | Sea Turtles |
| Family Cheloniidae location | tropical oceans |
| Family Cheloniidae at SCZ | none |
| Family Cheloniidae in zoos | common |
| Family Chelydridae Species | snapping turtles |
| Family Chelydridae location | North America, South America |
| Family Chelydridae at SCZ | alligator snapping turtle |
| Family Chelydridae in zoos | very common |
| Family Emydidae species | North American Pond and Marsh Turtles |
| Family Emydidae location | North & South Americas, One species in Europe and North Africa |
| Family Emydidae at SCZ | ornate box turtle |
| Family Emydidae in zoos | very common |
| Family Geoemydidae species | Asian turtles |
| Family Geoemydidae location | Asia to Europe, one genus in central America |
| Family Geoemydidae at SCZ | four eyed turtles |
| Family Geoemydidae in zoos | very commo |
| Family Testudinidae species | tortoises |
| Family Testudinidae location | Americas, Africa, Eurasia |
| Family Testudinidae at SCZ | Aldabra tortoise |
| Family Testudinidae in zoos | most common |
| Family Trionychidae species | softshells and flapshells |
| Family Trionychidae location | north Americ, Africa, and Asia |
| Family Trionychidae at SCZ | gulf coast spiny softshell |
| Family Trionychidae in zoos | somewhat common |
| testudines body plan | no teeth (beak), carapace (top), plastron (bottom), bridge (connects) |
| suborder Pleurodira | sidenecks and snakenecks |
| suborder Cryptodira | hidden necks |