Humboldt Life

Order

Testudines (Turtles and tortoises)

Actinemys marmorata marmorata

Actinemys marmorata marmorata. Photo: (c) Justin Garwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines (or Chelonii) characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield. “Turtle” may refer to the order as a whole (American English) or to fresh-water and sea-dwelling testudines (British English).

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Reptilia (Reptiles)
        Order: Testudines (Turtles and tortoises)
        Family: Emydidae (Pond and box turtles) (2)
        Superfamily: Chelonioidea (Sea turtles) (1)

Subtaxa

Family: Emydidae (Pond and box turtles)

Emydidae

Superfamily: Chelonioidea (Sea turtles)

Chelonioidea

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