Chelydridae
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Cryptodira |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Superfamilia: Chelydroidea
Familia: Chelydridae
Genera (2):
Chelydra – †Chelydropsis –Macrochelys
Name
[edit]Chelydridae Gray}}, 1831
Type genus: Chelydra Schweigger 1812
References
[edit]- Gray, J.E. 1831. A synopsis of the species of Class Reptilia. In: Griffith, E & Pidgeon, E.. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organisation by the Baron Cuvier with additional descriptions of all the species hither named, and of many before noticed. Volume the ninth. The class Reptilia arranged by the Baron Cuvier, with specific descriptions. Whittaker, Treacher and Co.: London. 110 pp. (Appendix) BHL Reference page.
- Schweigger, A. F. 1812. Prodromus monographiae Cheloniorum. Königsberger Archiv für Naturwissenschaft und Mathematik 1:271–368, 406–462. download Google books
- Chandler, C.H.; Janzen, F.J. 2009: The phylogenetic position of the snapping turtles (Chelydridae) based on nucleotide sequence data. Copeia, 2009(2): 209–213. DOI: 10.1643/CH-07-206 Reference page.
- Folt, B. & Guyer, C. 2015: Evaluating recent taxonomic changes for alligator snapping turtles (Testudines: Chelydridae). Zootaxa 3947(3): 447–450. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3947.3.11. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Snapping Turtles
日本語: カミツキガメ科
Nederlands: Bijtschildpadden
slovenčina: Kajmankovité
ไทย: เต่าสแนปปิ้ง
Türkçe: Kapan kaplumbağagiller