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Chelidae is one of three living families of the turtle suborder Pleurodira, and are commonly called Austro-South American side-neck turtles. [2] The family is distributed in Australia, New Guinea, parts of Indonesia, and throughout most of South America. It is a large family of turtles with a significant fossil history dating back to the ...
The Pleurodira are known more commonly as the side-necked turtles and the name Pleurodira quite literally translates to side neck, whereas the Cryptodira are known as hidden-necked turtles. [6] The Pleurodira turtles are currently restricted to freshwater habitats in the Southern Hemisphere, largely to Australia, South America, and Africa.
Savanna side-necked turtle: Orinoco basin: Side-necked turtles - Chelidae: Scientific name Common name Distribution Status Chelus fimbriata: Mata mata: Amazon & Orinoco basins: Mesoclemmys dahli: Dahl's toad-headed turtle: Northeast Colombia (Bolivar) Endemic: Mesoclemmys gibba : Gibba turtle: Mesoclemmys raniceps: Amazon toad-headed turtle ...
Turtles of South America — turtles, tortoises, and terrapins native to terrestrial−land, freshwater, and coastal marine ecosystems and habitats of South America. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Podocnemididae is a family of pleurodire (side-necked) turtles, once widely distributed.Most of its 41 genera and 57 species are now extinct. Seven of its eight surviving species are native to South America: the genus Peltocephalus, with two species, only one of which is extant (P. dumerilianus, the Big-headed Amazon River turtle); and the genus Podocnemis, with six living species of South ...
Common names Example species Example image Chelidae Gray, 1831 : 15: Austro-American sideneck turtles: Common snakeneck turtle (Chelodina longicollis) Pelomedusidae Cope, 1868 : 2: Afro-American sideneck turtles: African helmeted turtle (Pelomedusa subrufa) Podocnemididae Gray, 1869 : 3: Madagascar big-headed, big-headed Amazon River turtle and ...
The Argentine snake-necked turtle (Hydromedusa tectifera), [2] also known commonly as the South American snake-necked turtle [2] is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is known for the long neck to which its common names refer. Despite appearances, the Argentine snake-necked turtle is probably more closely related to the ...
Phrynops williamsi, also known commonly as Williams' side-necked turtle, Williams' South American sideneck turtle, William's South American side-necked turtle, William's toadhead turtle, and Williams' toadhead turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is endemic to South America.