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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 Furculachelys Highfield, 1990
  20. Genus Geochelone Fitzinger, 1835
  21. Genus Germanemyda Chkhikvadze, 2010 †
  22. Genus Gopherus Rafinesque, 1832
  23. Genus Homopus Duméril & Bibron, 1835
  24. Genus Indotestudo Lindholm, 1929
  25. Genus Juvemys Hervet, 2003 †
  26. Genus Kansuchelys Yeh, 1963 †
  27. Genus Kinixys Bell, 1827
  28. Genus Madakinixys Vuillemin, 1972
  29. Genus Malacochersus Lindholm, 1929
  30. Genus Manouria Gray, 1854
  31. Genus Megalochelys Falconer & Cautley, 1837
  32. Genus Mesochersus de Broin, 2003 †
  33. Genus Namibchersus de Lapparent de Broin, 2003 †
  34. Genus Paleotestudo de Lapparent de Broin, 2000 †
  35. Genus Peltastes Gray, 1869
  36. Genus Psammobates Fitzinger, 1835
  37. Genus Pseudomopus Hewitt, 1931
  38. Genus Pyxis Bell, 1827
  39. Genus Pyxoides Vuillemin & Domergue, 1972
  40. Genus Sinohadrianus Ping, 1929 †
  41. Genus Solitudo Valenti et al., 2022 †
  42. Genus Stigmochelys Gray, 1873
  43. Genus Stylemys Leidy, 1851 †
  44. Genus Teleopus Leconte, 1854
  45. Genus Testudo Linnaeus, 1758
  46. Genus Titanochelon Pérez-García & Vlachos, 2014 †
  47. Genus Wilburemys Martin & Mallory, 2011 †
  48. Genus Xerobates Agassiz, 1857
  49. Genus Cinixys Wagler, 1830 accepted as Kinixys Bell, 1827
  50. Genus Colossochelys Falconer & Cautley, 1844 † accepted as Geochelone Fitzinger, 1835
  51. Genus Gopherus Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Gopherus Rafinesque, 1832 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  52. Genus Homopsis accepted as Homopus Duméril & Bibron, 1835
  53. Genus Kinyxis Bonaparte, 1836 accepted as Kinixys Bell, 1827
  54. Genus Malacocherus accepted as Malacochersus Lindholm, 1929
  55. Genus Malocochersus accepted as Malacochersus Lindholm, 1929
  56. Genus Testuod accepted as Testudo Linnaeus, 1758
  57. Genus Tistudo accepted as Testudo Linnaeus, 1758
  58. Genus Cylindraspis Fitzinger, 1835 (uncertain, unassessed)
  59. Genus Gigantochersina Chkhikvadze, 1989 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  60. Genus Goniochersus Lindholm, 1929 (uncertain, unassessed)
  61. Genus Hadrianus Cope, 1872 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  62. Genus Impregnochelys Meylan & Auffenberg, 1986 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  63. Genus Miotestudo Deraniyagala, 1967 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  64. Genus Peltonia Gray, 1872 (uncertain, unassessed)
  65. Genus Protestudo Chkhikvadze, 1970 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  66. Genus Scaptochelys Bramble, 1982 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  67. 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 2025-09-11
Date
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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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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