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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Source Wikidata: Matamata
Source Roti Island snake-necked turtle (Wikidata)
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ583074, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Chelidae
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The family is distributed in Australia, New Guinea, Eastern Indonesia, and throughout most of South America.
In Group: Turtle and Tortoise Families (Testudines), Lead
Chelidae is one of three living families of the turtle suborder Pleurodira, and are commonly called Austro-South American side-neck turtles.
View the Source 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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