Turtles, or testudines, are reptiles of the order Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided...

been used in common names for freshwater species of Testudines in the English language. Testudine species with "terrapin" in their common English-language...

(/ˈtɔːr.təs.ɪz/) are reptiles of the family Testudinidae of the order Testudines (Latin for "tortoise"). Like other turtles, tortoises have a shell to...

There are fourteen extant families of the order Testudines, an order of reptile. The testudines are some of the most ancient reptiles alive, with only...

Pantestudines or Pan-Testudines is the group of all reptiles more closely related to turtles than to any other living animal. It includes both modern turtles...

1761) CR Order: Testudines · Family: Chelidae Chelus fimbriatus (Schneider, 1783) Mesoclemmys gibba (Schweigger, 1812) Order: Testudines · Family: Emydidae...

organisms Taxonomy Virus classification List of Anuran families List of Testudines families List of fish families List of families of spiders "Taxonomy -...

metabolism and amniotic development. Living reptiles comprise four orders: Testudines (turtles), Crocodilia (crocodilians), Squamata (lizards and snakes), and...

They are listed here in three systematic groups (Sauria, Serpentes, and Testudines) in alphabetical order by scientific name. Algyroides fitzingeri – Fitzinger's...

Chelonioidea), sometimes called marine turtles, are reptiles of the order Testudines and of the suborder Cryptodira. The seven existing species of sea turtles...

Following is a list of marine reptiles, reptiles which are adapted to life in marine or brackish environments. The following marine reptiles are species...

This is an incomplete list that briefly describes vertebrates that were extant during the Campanian, a stage of the Late Cretaceous Period which extended...

William P.; Mertz, Lisa (2006). "A molecular phylogeny of tortoises (Testudines:Testudinidae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear genes" (PDF). Molecular...

Reptiles are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct...

"Evaluating recent taxonomic changes for alligator snapping turtles (Testudines: Chelydridae)". Zootaxa. 3947 (3): 447–450. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3947...

This is a list of reptile species found in Poland Family: Emydidae European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) Pond slider (Trachemys scripta) - introduced...

This list of reptiles of Japan is primarily based on the IUCN Red List, which details the conservation status of some one hundred species. Of these, five...

This list of the reptiles of Greece is primarily based on the Atlas of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Greece (2020), published under the auspices of the...

This is a list of reptiles found in the state of Virginia, including both native and introduced species with an established population. Brahminy blindsnake...

There is only one known land reptile species native to Ireland, the viviparous or common lizard. It appears to have a widespread distribution across the...

parts of the country. All Canadian reptiles are composed of squamates and testudines. Conservation status - IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: EX - Extinct...

This is a list of reptiles which are found in the U.S. state of Florida. This list includes both native and introduced species. Introduced species are...

DNA sequence data have increasingly been used in systematics, but in Testudines (turtles and tortoises), its usefulness is limited: In some of these,...

tetrapods with a true turtle shell. It includes both modern turtles (Testudines) and many of their extinct, shelled relatives (stem-turtles), though excluding...

List of reptiles of the Canary Islands is an incomplete list of reptiles found in the Canary Islands. This list includes both endemic and introduced species...

giant tortoises, large crocodilians and, more locally, large varanids. Testudines, or turtles, may have evolved from anaspids, but their exact origin is...

They argued that Testudines (turtles) were members of Parareptilia; in fact, they explicitly defined Parareptilia as "Testudines and all amniotes more...

Williams, Scott (2016). "New cranial material of Gilmoremys lancensis (Testudines, Trionychidae) from the Hell Creek Formation of southeastern Montana,...

This is a list of reptiles occurring in Tasmania: "Freshwater Turtles | Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania". nre.tas.gov.au. Retrieved...

persicus (Persian horned viper, false horned viper) There are 15 species of testudines that represent Pakistan. Family Cheloniidae (sea turtles) - 4 species...