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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
- Super Family: Chelonioidea
- Suborder: Pleurodira
- Family: Chelidae
- Family: Pelomedusidae
- Family: Podocnemidida
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)
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What family do horses belong to?
Horses belong to the Equidae family.
What family are hedgehogs in?
Hedgehogs belong to the family Erinaceidae
What family does the monkey belong to?
Monkeys belong to the family Cercopithecidae.
What family is the snail in?
Snails belong to the family of Gastropoda, which is a type of invertebrate mollusk.
Which family do grasshoppers belong?
Grasshoppers belong to the family Acrididae within the order Orthoptera.
What type of specie are turtles?
Turtles belong to the amphibian family along with frogs, toads and tortoises. Not to be confused with the similar reptilian family.
Why are turtles chordata?
They belong to the Lizards family, which is a sub-group of the Vertebrates.
What member of order do turtles belong to?
Turtles belong to the order Testudines.
What is the common name of animals belonging to the Anapsida?
Animals that belong to the anapsid family are reptiles. The reptiles include turtles, tortoises, and terrapins. The animals belong to the reptilia class.
What turtles live on just land?
Tortoises belong to the family, Testudinidae, of land-dwelling turtles in the order Testudines. Despite popular belief, than turtles live in the sea, and tortoises live on land, tortoises are in fact turtles. They are not a separate group.
Is an alligator turtle in the same family as an alligator?
No, an alligator snapping turtle is not in the same family as an alligator. Alligator snapping turtles belong to the Chelydridae family, while common alligators belong to the Alligatoridae family. They are different species with distinct characteristics and habitats.
What classification of animals do to turtles belong to?
All turtles are considered reptiles.
What genus does Sea turtles belong to?
It depends. There are different species of sea turtles, some having a separate genus, though they all belong to the superfamily, Chelonioidea
What is the sea turtles order?
Sea turtles belong to the order Chelonia (or Testudinidae).Hope this helps :)
What species dose sea turtles belong to?
reptiles
What is the sea turtles super order?
Sea turtles belong to the order Chelonia (or Testudinidae).Hope this helps :)
To what family of a creatures does a lizerd belong?
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