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Testudinidae Gray, 1825

102041  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:102041)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Reptilia (Class)
  7. Testudines (Order)
  8. Testudinidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Acinixys Siebenrock, 1902
  2. Genus Agrionemys Khosatsky & Młynarski, 1966
  3. Genus Alatochelon Pérez-García, Vlachos & Murelaga, 2020 †
  4. Genus Aldabrachelys Loveridge & Williams, 1957
  5. Genus Angonoka Le, Raxworthy, McCord & Mertz, 2006
  6. Genus Asterochelys Gray, 1874
  7. Genus Astrochelys Gray, 1873
  8. Genus Barnesia Karl, 2018 † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym)
  9. Genus Cardichelyon Hutchison, 2013 †
  10. Genus Centrochelys Gray, 1872
  11. Genus Chelonoidis Fitzinger, 1835
  12. Genus Chersina Gray, 1831
  13. Genus Chersine Merrem, 1820
  14. Genus Chersinella Gray, 1870
  15. Genus Dipsochelys Bour, 1982
  16. Genus Eochersina Karl, 2018 †
  17. Genus Eochersis Karl, 2018 †
  18. Genus Eurotestudo de Lapparent de Broin, Bour, Parham & Perala, 2006
  19. Genus Floridemys Williams, 1950 †
  20. Genus Fontainechelon Pérez-García, Ortega & Jiménez-Fuentes, 2016 †
  21. Genus Furculachelys Highfield, 1990
  22. Genus Geochelone Fitzinger, 1835
  23. Genus Germanemyda Chkhikvadze, 2010 †
  24. Genus Gopherus Rafinesque, 1832
  25. Genus Homopus Duméril & Bibron, 1835
  26. Genus Indotestudo Lindholm, 1929
  27. Genus Juvemys Hervet, 2003 †
  28. Genus Kansuchelys Yeh, 1963 †
  29. Genus Kinixys Bell, 1827
  30. Genus Madakinixys Vuillemin, 1972
  31. Genus Malacochersus Lindholm, 1929
  32. Genus Manouria Gray, 1854
  33. Genus Megalochelys Falconer & Cautley, 1837
  34. Genus Mesochersus de Broin, 2003 †
  35. Genus Namibchersus de Lapparent de Broin, 2003 †
  36. Genus Paleotestudo de Lapparent de Broin, 2000 †
  37. Genus Pelorochelon Pérez-García, Ortega & Jiménez-Fuentes, 2016 †
  38. Genus Peltastes Gray, 1869
  39. Genus Psammobates Fitzinger, 1835
  40. Genus Pseudomopus Hewitt, 1931
  41. Genus Pyxis Bell, 1827
  42. Genus Pyxoides Vuillemin & Domergue, 1972
  43. Genus Sinohadrianus Ping, 1929 †
  44. Genus Solitudo Valenti et al., 2022 †
  45. Genus Stigmochelys Gray, 1873
  46. Genus Stylemys Leidy, 1851 †
  47. Genus Taraschelon Pérez-García, 2015 †
  48. Genus Teleopus Leconte, 1854
  49. Genus Testudo Linnaeus, 1758
  50. Genus Titanochelon Pérez-García & Vlachos, 2014 †
  51. Genus Wilburemys Martin & Mallory, 2011 †
  52. Genus Xerobates Agassiz, 1857
  53. Genus Cinixys Wagler, 1830 accepted as Kinixys Bell, 1827
  54. Genus Colossochelys Falconer & Cautley, 1844 † accepted as Geochelone Fitzinger, 1835
  55. Genus Gopherus Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Gopherus Rafinesque, 1832 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  56. Genus Hesperotestudo Williams, 1950 † accepted as Testudo Linnaeus, 1758 (Treated as subgenus)
  57. Genus Homopsis accepted as Homopus Duméril & Bibron, 1835
  58. Genus Kinyxis Bonaparte, 1836 accepted as Kinixys Bell, 1827
  59. Genus Malacocherus accepted as Malacochersus Lindholm, 1929
  60. Genus Malocochersus accepted as Malacochersus Lindholm, 1929
  61. Genus Parachelonoidis Hoser, 2021 accepted as Chelonoidis Fitzinger, 1835 (Treated as subgenus)
  62. Genus Testuod accepted as Testudo Linnaeus, 1758
  63. Genus Tistudo accepted as Testudo Linnaeus, 1758
  64. Genus Cylindraspis Fitzinger, 1835 (uncertain, unassessed)
  65. Genus Freudchelys Hoser, 2021 (uncertain > unassessed)
  66. Genus Gigantochersina Chkhikvadze, 1989 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  67. Genus Goniochersus Lindholm, 1929 (uncertain, unassessed)
  68. Genus Hadrianus Cope, 1872 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  69. Genus Impregnochelys Meylan & Auffenberg, 1986 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  70. Genus Miotestudo Deraniyagala, 1967 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  71. Genus Peltonia Gray, 1872 (uncertain, unassessed)
  72. Genus Protestudo Chkhikvadze, 1970 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  73. Genus Scaptochelys Bramble, 1982 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  74. Genus Testudinella Gray, 1870 (uncertain, unassessed)
marine, brackish
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2021). Testudinidae Gray, 1825. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=102041 on 2026-03-29
Date
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Reptilia (Class) > Anapsida (Subclass) > Testudines (Order) > Casichelydia (Suborder) > Cryptodira (Infraorder) > Testudinoidea (Superfamily) > Testudinidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Eocene (Ypresian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]
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