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Chelonia (turtles, tortoises)
Life
> Eukaryotes >
Opisthokonta
> Metazoa (animals) >
Bilateria >
Deuterostomia > Chordata >
Craniata > Vertebrata (vertebrates) > Gnathostomata (jawed
vertebrates) > Teleostomi (teleost fish) > Osteichthyes (bony fish) > Class:
Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned
fish) > Stegocephalia (terrestrial
vertebrates) > Tetrapoda
(four-legged vertebrates) > Reptiliomorpha > Amniota >
Reptilia (reptiles) > Anapsida
Cryptodira (hidden-necked tortoises)
| Family: Testudinidae (terrestrial tortoises) |
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| Family: Cheloniidae (marine tortoises) |
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| Family: Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys coriacea) |
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Pleurodira (side-necked tortoises)
| Family: Pelomedusidae (terrapins) |
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Text by Hamish Robertson |
