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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1. Wikipedia: Chelidae
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The family is distributed in Australia, New Guinea, Eastern Indonesia, and throughout most of South America.
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