Chelonians

ORDER Testudines (Chelonians or shield reptiles)
SUBORDER Cryptodira (Land tortoises, sea turtles, and many terrapins)

Chelonian Familes:
Testudinae             Land Tortoises
Cheloniidae            Modern Sea Turtles
Dermochelyidae     Leatherback Turtles
Tryonichidae          Soft-shelled Turtles
Pelomedusidae      African Side-necked Terrapins


*FAMILY Testudinidae* (Land Tortoises)**

Geochelone	pardalis	Leopard Tortoise

Kinixys	belliana	Bell’s Hinged Tortoise
Kinixys	spekii	Speke’s Hinged Tortoise

Malacochersus	tornieri	Pancake Tortoise
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*FAMILY Cheloniidae* (Modern Sea Turtles)**

Lepidochelys	olivacea	Olive Ridley Turtle

Caretta	caretta	Loggerhead Turtle

Eretmochelys	imbricata	Hawksbill Turtle

Chelonia	mydas	Green Turtle

*FAMILY Dermochelyidae* (Leatherback Turtles)**

Dermochelys	coriacea	Leatherback Turtle

*FAMILY Trionychidae* (Soft–shelled Turtles)**

Trionyx	triunguis	Nile Soft-shelled Turtle
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*FAMILY Pelomedusidae* (African Side–necked Terrapins)**

Pelomedusa	subrufa	Helmeted Terrapin

Pelusios	broadleyi	Lake Turkana Hinged Terrapin
Pelusios	castanoides	Yellow–Bellied Hinged Terrapin
Pelusios	sinuatus	Serrated Hinged Terrapin
Pelusios	williamsi	Williams’ Hinged Terrapin
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