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Turtles have been classified in different ways by different authors. While they were previously considered
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Thomson and Shaffer, 2010
Below is a cladogram of living testudines found by Thomson and Shaffer in 2010:[3]
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Pelomedusoides
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Pelusios subniger
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| Pelomedusidae
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Pelusios gabonensis
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Pelusios williamsi
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Pelomedusa subrufa
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Pelusios sinuatus
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| Podocnemididae
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Peltocephalus dumerilianus
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Podocnemis unifilis
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Podocnemis lewyana
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Podocnemis expansa
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Erymnochelys madagascariensis
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| Chelidae
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Chelodininae
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Chelodina rugosa
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Chelodina longicollis
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Chelodina oblonga
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Pseudemydura umbrina
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Emydura subglobosa
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Elseya dentata
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Elseya latisternum
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Rheodytes leukops
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Elusor macrurus
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Elseya purvisi
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Hydromedusa tectifera
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Chelinae
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Chelus fimbriata
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Platemys platycephala
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Acanthochelys radiolata
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Acanthochelys spixii
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Acanthochelys pallidipectoris
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| Trionychia
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Carettochelys insculpta
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| Trionychidae
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| Cyclanorbinae
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Lissemys scutata
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Lissemys punctata
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Cycloderma frenatum
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Cycloderma aubryi
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Cyclanorbis senegalensis
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Cyclanorbis elegans
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| Trionychinae
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Trionyx triunguis
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Pelochelys bibroni
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Pelochelys cantorii
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Chitra vandijki
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Chitra indica
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Chitra chitra
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Rafetus euphraticus
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Apalone mutica
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Apalone ferox
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Apalone spinifera
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Pelodiscus sinensis
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Pelodiscus axenaria
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Palea steindachneri
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Dogania subplana
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Amyda cartilaginea
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Nilssonia gangetica
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Nilssonia formosa
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Nilssonia hurum
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See below for Chelydridae, Chelonioidea, Kinosternoidea,
Platysternidae, Emydidae, Testudinidae and Geoemydidae
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Sterli 2010
Below is a cladogram found by Sterli in 2010 in a phylogenetic analysis of Pleurodira:[4]
Testudines
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Chelonioidea
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† Toxochelys latiremys
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† Mesodermochelys undulatus
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Dermochelys coriacea
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| Cheloniidae
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Caretta caretta
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Chelonia mydas
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| Testudinoidea
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Platysternon megacephalum
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†Mongolemys elegans
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| Emydidae
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Chrysemys picta
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Trachemys scripta
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Geoclemys hamiltonii
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Testudinidae
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Gopherus polyphemus
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Chelonoidis chilensis
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† Protochelydra zangerli
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| Chelydridae
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Macroclemys temminckii
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Chelydra serpentina
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Joyce, 2007
Below is a cladogram found by Joyce in 2007 in his publication on turtle phylogeny:[5]
| Cryptodira
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Toxochelys latiremis
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Chelonioidea
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Mesodermochelys undulatus
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Dermochelys coriacea
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| Cheloniidae
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Chelonia mydas
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Caretta caretta
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Platysternon megacephalum
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See also
Wikipedia category tree of Testudines taxonomy
References
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- (PDF) on 2010-11-21.
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- (PDF) on 2013-06-06.
