Chelidae is one of three living families of the turtle suborder Pleurodira, commonly called the Austro-South American side neck turtles. The family comprises roughly twenty genera and around sixty species, distributed across Australia, New Guinea, eastern Indonesia and throughout most of South America.
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Living or Extinct Taxonomic Rank Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Matamata
Source Roti Island snake-necked turtle (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Indonesia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South America, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ583074, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Chelidae
WikipediaIntroductionQuote, Introduction
The family is distributed in Australia, New Guinea, Eastern Indonesia, and throughout most of South America.
Wikidata: Chelidae
Wikidata Q583074, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikidata: Matamata
Parent Taxon Of: Matamata, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Roti Island snake-necked turtle (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Roti Island snake-necked turtle, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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