What family do turtles belong to?

Answer 1

General Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Reptilia

Order: Testudines

from there, the taxonomy branches off into 2 suborders which are further classified into many families. These families are even further sub-classified into genus and species.

• Suborder: Cryptodira
  • Super Family: Chelonioidea
    • Family: Cheloniidae
    • Family: Dermochelyidae
  • Super Family: Testudinoidea
    • Family: Chelydridae
    • Family: Emydidae
    • Family: Geoemydidae
    • Family: Testudinidae
  • Super Family: Trionychoidea
    • Family: Carettochelyidae
    • Family: Dermatemydidae
    • Family: Kinosternidae
    • Family: Trionychidae
• Suborder: Pleurodira
  • Family: Chelidae
  • Family: Pelomedusidae
  • Family: Podocnemidida

Answer 2

It depends on what type of turtle you are talking about.

Family Carettochelyidae (pignose turtles)

Family Chelidae (Austro-American side-necked turtles)

Family Cheloniidae (sea turtles)

Family Chelydridae (snapping turtles and big-headed turtles)

Family Dermatemydidae (Mesoamerican river turtle)

Family Dermochelyidae (leatherback turtle)

Family Emydidae (box turtles and pond turtles)

Family Kinosternidae (mud turtles and musk turtles)

Family Pelomedusidae (Afro-American side-necked turtles)

Family Testudinidae (tortois

es)

Family Trionychidae (softshell turtles)

Answer 3

Turtles belong to the family Cheloniidae, which includes sea turtles, or to the family Testudinidae, which includes tortoises and some freshwater turtles.