Chelidae Family
The Animal (Ranacephala McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Lamar, 2001) is a fascinating member of the animal kingdom representing unique evolutionary adaptations....
194 species in this family.158 species in this category
Bell'S Sawshelled Turtle; Bell'S Snapping Turtle; Bell'S Turtle; Bellsâ Turtle; Namoi River Snapping Turtle; Western Sawshelled Turtle (Myuchelys bellii) - Facts & Information
Myuchelys bellii (Gray, 1844)
Animal (Elseya camfieldensis) - Facts & Information
Elseya camfieldensis Joseph-Ouni, Yates & McCord, 2024
Animal (Elusor) - Facts & Information
Elusor Cann & Legler, 1994
Bellinger River Sawshelled Turtle; Bellinger River Snapping Turtle; Bellinger River Turtle; Georges' (Snapping) Turtle; Georgesâ Turtle (Myuchelys georgesi) - Facts & Information
Myuchelys georgesi (Cann, 1997)
Animal (Wollumbinia georgefloydi) - Facts & Information
Wollumbinia georgefloydi Hoser, 2021
Cangapara; Cotinga River Toadhead Turtle; CaĚgado; CaĚgado-De-Barbela; CaĚgado-De-Barbelas-Pintado; CaĚgado-De-Barbicha; CaĚgado-De-Barbixa; CaĚgado-De-Esgoto; CaĚgado-De-Ferradura-Comum; CaĚgado-Do-Rio; Geoffroy'S Side-Necked Turtle; GeoffroyâS Side-Necked Turtle; GeoffroyâS Toadhead Turtle; LalaĚ; Tartaruga-Do-Pescoço-De-Cobra (Phrynops geoffroanus) - Facts & Information
Phrynops geoffroanus (Schweigger, 1812)
CaĚgado; CaĚgado-De-Hoge; CaĚgado-De-Hogei; CaĚgado-Do-ParaiĚba; CaĚgado-Do-ParaiĚba-Do-Sul; Hoge'S Side-Necked Turtle; Hoges KroĚtenkopfschildkroĚte; HogeâS Side-Necked Turtle; HogeâS Toadhead Turtle (Ranacephala hogei) - Facts & Information
Ranacephala hogei (Mertens, 1967)
Animal (Chelus lewisi) - Facts & Information
Chelus lewisi Wood, 1975
Black Spine-Necked Swamp Turtle; Black Spiny-Necked Swamp Turtle; Black Spiny-Necked Turtle; CaĚgado; CaĚgado-D'AĚgua-Doce; CaĚgado-Feio; CaĚgado-Preto; CaĚgado-De-Canaleta; CaĚgado-De-Pescoço-Espinhudo; CaĚgado-Do-Cerrado; Spiny-Necked Turtle; Spix'S Sideneck Turtle; Stachelhals-PlattschildkroĚte; Tartaruga-Bunda.; Tortuga De Canaleta (Acanthochelys spixii) - Facts & Information
Acanthochelys spixii (DumeĚril & Bibron, 1835)
Amazon Toad-Headed Turtle; Amazon Toadhead Turtle [Heliostemma]; Black-Lined Toadhead Turtle; CaĚgado; CaĚgado-De-Cabeça-De-Sapo-Comum; LalaĚ; Perema-Da-Cabeça-Amarela [Heliostemma] (Mesoclemmys raniceps) - Facts & Information
Mesoclemmys raniceps (Gray, 1856)
Animal (Palaeophrynops patagonicus) - Facts & Information
Palaeophrynops patagonicus Lapparent de Broin & de la Fuente, 2001
Animal (BOLDACH) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Pelocomastes Vis) - Facts & Information
Pelocomastes Vis, 1897
Animal (BOLDACE) - Facts & Information
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Reimann'S Snake-Necked Turtle; Reimann'S Snakeneck Turtle (Chelodina reimanni) - Facts & Information
Chelodina reimanni Philippen & Grossmann, 1990
Fitzroy River Turtle (Rheodytes leukops) - Facts & Information
Rheodytes leukops Legler, 1980
Animal (Rheodytes devisi) - Facts & Information
Rheodytes devisi Thomson, 2000
Animal (Elseya caelatus) - Facts & Information
Elseya caelatus ayamaru Joseph-Ouni & Mccord, 2019
Animal (Hydraspis Bell) - Facts & Information
Hydraspis Bell, 1828
Australian Big-Headed Side-Necked Turtle; Brisbane Short-Necked Turtle; Eastern Short-Necked Turtle; EmmottâS Short-Necked Turtle; Fraser Island Short-Necked Turtle; Hunter River Short-Necked Turtle; Macleay River Short-Necked Turtle; Murray River Turtle; Southern River Turtle (Emydura macquarii) - Facts & Information
Emydura macquarii (Gray, 1830)
New Guinea Snake-Necked Turtle (Chelodina novaeguineae) - Facts & Information
Chelodina novaeguineae Boulenger, 1888
Animal (BOLDADX) - Facts & Information
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Common Twist-Necked Turtle; Eastern Twist-Necked Turtle (Platemys platycephala) - Facts & Information
Platemys platycephala platycephala (Schneider, 1792)
Wermuth'S Toad-Headed Turtle; WermuthâS Toadhead Turtle (Mesoclemmys wermuthi) - Facts & Information
Mesoclemmys wermuthi (Mertens, 1969)
Animal (BOLDAAF) - Facts & Information
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Yellow-Bellied Snapping Turtle (Elseya flaviventralis) - Facts & Information
Elseya flaviventralis Thomson & Georges, 2016
Animal (Rhinemys Wagler) - Facts & Information
Rhinemys Wagler, 1830
Narrow-Breasted Snake-Necked Turtle; Northern Snake-Necked Turtle; Oblong Turtle; Southwestern Long-Necked Turtle; Southwestern Snake-Necked Turtle (Chelodina oblonga) - Facts & Information
Chelodina oblonga Gray, 1841
Animal (BOLDAEA) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Elseya gondwana) - Facts & Information
Elseya gondwana Joseph-Ouni, Cann & McCord, 2022
Brazilian Radiolated Swamp Turtle; CaĚgado; CaĚgado-Amarelo; CaĚgado-Pescoço-De-Cobra.; Strahlen-PlattschildkroĚte (Acanthochelys radiolata) - Facts & Information
Acanthochelys radiolata (Mikan, 1820)
Animal (Elseya fitzroyi) - Facts & Information
Elseya fitzroyi Hoser, 2018
Kuchling'S Snake-Necked Turtle; KuchlingâS Snake-Necked Turtle (Chelodina kuchlingi) - Facts & Information
Chelodina kuchlingi Cann, 1997
Animal (Prochelidella Lapparent) - Facts & Information
Prochelidella Lapparent de Broin & de la Fuente, 2001
Australian Big-Headed Side-Necked Turtle; Australian Big-Headed Turtle (Emydura australis) - Facts & Information
Emydura australis (Gray, 1841)
Common Toadheaded Turtle; CaĚgado-Da-Cabeça-De-Sapo; Guianan Toadhead Turtle; Guyanan Toad-Headed Turtle; LalaĚ; Tortue De Schweigger (La); Tortue AĚ TeĚte De Crapaud (Mesoclemmys nasuta) - Facts & Information
Mesoclemmys nasuta (Schweigger, 1812)
New Guinea Red-Bellied Short-Necked Turtle (Emydura subglobosa) - Facts & Information
Emydura subglobosa subglobosa (Krefft, 1876)
Cabeza De Sapo; CaĚgado; CaĚgado-Cabeçudo; CaĚgado-Cabeça-De-Sapo; GalaĚpago; Tartaruga-Cabeça-De-Sapo; Tortuga Cabeza De Sapo De Vanderhaege; Vanderhaege'S Toad-Headed Turtle; VanderhaegeâS Toadhead Turtle (Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei) - Facts & Information
Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei (Bour, 1973)
Nabire Snapping Turtle (Elseya nabire) - Facts & Information
Elseya nabire Joseph-Ouni & Mccord, 2022
Kimberley Snake-Necked Turtle (Chelodina walloyarrina) - Facts & Information
Chelodina walloyarrina Mccord & Joseph-Ouni, 2007
CaĚgado; CaĚgado-Caramujeiro; CaĚgado-D'AĚgua; CaĚgado-Do-Nordeste; Tuberculate Toad-Headed Turtle; Tuberculate Toadhead Turtle (Mesoclemmys tuberculata) - Facts & Information
Mesoclemmys tuberculata (Luederwaldt, 1926)
(Western) Twist-Neck Turtle; Charapa; Charapita; Charapita-De-Aguajal; Charapita-De-Altura; Chata; CaĚgado; Jabuti-Machado; Jabuti-Mato-Grossense; LalaĚ; Machado; Perema; PlateĚmyde AĚ TeĚte Orange; PlateĚmyde AĚ TeĚte Orange (La); QuetijaĚpa; Twist-Necked Turtle; Twisted-Neck Turtle (Platemys platycephala) - Facts & Information
Platemys platycephala (Schneider, 1792)
Fitzroy River Turtles (Rheodytes) - Facts & Information
Rheodytes Legler & Cann, 1980
Common Sawshelled Turtle; Northern Australian Snapping Turtle; Saw-Shelled Turtle; Sawshelled Turtle (Myuchelys latisternum) - Facts & Information
Myuchelys latisternum (Gray, 1867)
Brasilianische SchlangenhalsschildkroĚte; Brazilian Snake-Necked Turtle; CaĚgado-Pescoço-De-Cobra; CaĚgado-Da-Serra; Maximilian'S Snake-Necked Turtle; MaximilianâS Snake-Headed Turtle (Hydromedusa maximiliani) - Facts & Information
Hydromedusa maximiliani (Mikan, 1825)
New Guinea Snapper; New Guinea Snapping Turtle; New Guinea Spotted Turtle; Western New Guinea Stream Turtle (Elseya novaeguineae) - Facts & Information
Elseya novaeguineae (Meyer, 1874)
Carranchina; Dahl'S Toad-Headed Turtle; DahlâS Toadhead Turtle (Mesoclemmys dahli) - Facts & Information
Mesoclemmys dahli (Zangerl & Medem, 1958)
Animal (BOLDACI) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Emydura wellingtoni) - Facts & Information
Emydura wellingtoni Hoser, 2021
Arnhem Land Long-Necked Turtle; Arnhem Snake-Necked Turtle; Kimberley Snake-Necked Turtle [Walloyarrina]; Sandstone Snake-Necked Turtle (Chelodina burrungandjii) - Facts & Information
Chelodina burrungandjii Thomson, Kennett & Georges, 2000
Cooper Creek Turtle (Emydura macquarii) - Facts & Information
Emydura macquarii emmotti Mccord, Cann & Joseph-Ouni, 2003
Parker'S Snake-Necked Turtle; ParkerâS Snake-Necked Turtle (Chelodina parkeri) - Facts & Information
Chelodina parkeri Rhodin & Mittermeier, 1976
Amazon Mata Mata; CaĚgado; FransenschildkroĚte; Mata-MataĚ; Matamata; Matamata Turtle; Matamata D'Amazonie; MatamataĚ; Mata-Mata AmazoĚnica; Matamata Amazonica; Matamata Del Amazonas (Chelus fimbriata) - Facts & Information
Chelus fimbriata (Schneider, 1783)
Animal (Prochelidella buitreraensis) - Facts & Information
Prochelidella buitreraensis Maniel, de la Fuente, ApesteguiĚa, Perez Mayoral, Sanchez, Veiga & Smales, 2020
Australian Short-Necked Turtles (Emydura Bonaparte) - Facts & Information
Emydura Bonaparte, 1836
Animal (Lomalatachelys Lapparent) - Facts & Information
Lomalatachelys Lapparent de Broin & de la Fuente, 2001
Animal (BOLDACF) - Facts & Information
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Northern Yellow-Faced Turtle (Emydura tanybaraga) - Facts & Information
Emydura tanybaraga Cann, 1997